Americans told to avoid cruise travel, even if vaccinated
US health authorities on Thursday urged Americans to avoid cruise travel even if they are vaccinated,…
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Ex-Afghan president says decision to flee Kabul made in ‘minutes’
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday described fleeing the Taliban’s victory march…
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Abbas to Putin: West Bank poised for ‘explosion’
Israeli policies risk triggering an “explosion” in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian President…
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2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China’s rise
From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s first powered flight on another world to the launch of the…
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Four killed in Al-Shabaab raid near Somalia capital
At least four people were killed on Thursday when heavily armed fighters from the Al-Shabaab jihadist…
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Arson suspect in Japan fire that killed 25 dies in hospital
A 61-year-old man suspected of starting a fire that killed 25 people at a Japanese mental health clinic…
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Sudan security forces kill four protesters as thousands rally
Sudanese security forces shot and killed four protesters Thursday as tens of thousands of demonstrators…
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US Navy says heroin worth about $4 mn seized in Arabian Sea
The US Navy confiscated hundreds of kilograms of heroin from a stateless fishing boat in the Arabian…
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World heads into New Year facing Covid ‘tsunami’
Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as record…
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Iran announces new space launch amid nuclear talks
Iran announced Thursday it has carried out a new space launch, in a move likely to irk Western powers…
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