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Negotiator: US support for Saudi Arabia prolongs Yemen war
A senior Yemeni official believes the Riyadh-led war on his country would have ended years ago if there had not been political and military support from Washington for the kingdom.
Rights groups call all on broadcasters to boycott Beijing Olympics
A coalition of human rights groups is urging major broadcasters across the world to cancel plans to cover the 2022 Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights abuses in China. Beijing has repeatedly rejected such allegations.
Taliban urges UN to remove its leaders from sanction list
The Taliban caretaker government has asked the United Nations to take the group's leaders off its blacklist. Several members of the interim government in Kabul are on the UN Security Council's terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund.
Palestinians injured as Israel attacks pro-prisoner rallies
About one hundred Palestinians were injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported.
Chinese navy ‘expels US warship from territorial waters’
China says a US destroyer was “expelled” from disputed South China Sea waters after Beijing’s naval and air forces conducted whole-process tracking and monitoring and warned off it, accusing Washington of provocative actions at sea.
Blinken: US ‘getting closer’ to abandon nuclear deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that time was running out for Iran to return to a nuclear deal after a scathing report by the IAEA and Tehran's signals that it would take a while to return to talks. The Iranian government stresses the country is ready to restart talks to revive the 2015 agreement, but not under western pressure.
US Capitol Police bracing for violence ahead of pro-Trump rally
The Capitol Police is increasing security in preparation for potential violence at a September rally in which followers of former President Donald Trump intend to show support for people arrested after the deadly January attack on the Capitol, according to a statement and an internal memo on Wednesday.
Fugitive Ghani swears he did not steal Afghan funds
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says leaving Kabul was "the most difficult decision of his life" as the Taliban encircled the capital, dismissing allegations that he did a runner with millions of dollars from Afghanistan.
Islamic Jihad warns Israel not to enter refugee camp, vows repel
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement promised they will repel Israeli troops if they enter the Jenin refugee camp in search of the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from an Israeli high-security prison.
China urges NATO to withdraw nukes from Europe
China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin has called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to withdraw its nuclear weapons deployed across Europe.
‘French Cement giant Lafarge financed Daesh, intelligence in the know’
French cement giant Lafarge financed Daesh and constantly informed the French intelligence services about its relationship with the terrorist organization, according to documents obtained by Anadolu news agency.
Blinken invites Israel’s Lapid to US to discuss Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has invited Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to visit Washington soon to discuss mutual relations and issues related to Iran.
Merkel warns Germans of voting for the left-wing
German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her last speech in the Bundestag before stepping down to warn about the rise of a broad left-wing coalition government, as her center-right CDU/CSU bloc falls in the polls.
Russia warns against ‘raising stakes’ on JCPOA
Russia warns the West against raising stakes on the restoration of Iran's nuclear deal, including those via the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Hacker claims stolen info of 7mln Israelis
A hacker has claimed to have stolen the personal information of around seven million Israelis by intercepting the website used by municipalities. If the claims are valid, the hack would be one of the most severe breaches of privacy in Israel’s history.
Moscow ready for talks on JCPOA as Biden Iran envoy in Russia
Russia is ready to engage in joint consultations with the United States to discuss the return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the Iranian nuclear deal, Moscow's top diplomat stated.
Scotland restarts drive for independence vote
Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government will restart work on a "detailed prospectus" for independence ahead of a second referendum on the matter.
Hamas: Bombing Gaza coverup for Israeli failure in Palestinians prison break
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned the latest Israeli attack against the Gaza Strip, describing it as a desperate attempt by Tel Aviv to cover up its failure in the case of Palestinian jailbreak.
Mu variant detected in 49 US states as COVID cases top 40mln
The Mu variant of COVID-19 - which scientists fear could be more transmissible than Delta - has now been detected in all US states with the exception of Nebraska.
Fire at Indonesia’s prison kills at least 40 people
A fire at an overcrowded jail in Indonesia has killed at least 40 people, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
Taliban announces new Afghan govet., acting PM sanctioned and designated terrorist by UN
The Taliban announced the names of several acting cabinet ministers of a new caretaker government in Afghanistan. Some of the ministers are wanted by the United States.
Yemen: US, UK major Saudi arms supplier
Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Hisham Sharaf slammed the pro-Saudi statements by the US and the UK, stressing that their approach is meant to keep up arms sales to Riyadh.
Venezuela govt., opposition narrow differences at Mexico talks
Venezuelan government and the US-backed opposition say they agreed during their talks in Mexico to find ways to deal with the pressing needs of the people, including the country's coronavirus pandemic response.
Hundreds of militants lay down arms in Syria’s Dara’a
Hundreds of militants have laid down their arms in the Syrian province of Dara'a after agreeing to a truce with the government forces, a source in the Syrian security forces told Sputnik.
Russia: US efforts to stop Nord Stream 2 failed, pipeline to be completed soon
Moscow announced years of economic sanctions and political efforts by Washington have come to nothing, and work on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is now nearing the final stages of completion.
