News Archives for World - 2020-02-22

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Middle East

Iraq's Sadr warns MPs against rejecting new government

"If the session does not take place this week, or if lawmakers don't (back) a transparent Iraqi cabinet in a vote..

Published 22 Feb, 2020 11:09pm

Africa

WHO sounds alarm over Africa coronavirus preparedness

"These patients require intensive care using equipment such as respiratory support machines that are, as you know,

Published 22 Feb, 2020 11:06pm

Middle East

Iran shuts schools, cultural centres as coronavirus kills five

"We have 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19," Iran's health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told state televi

Published 22 Feb, 2020 11:05pm

World

Erdogan to hold Syria summit with Russia, France and Germany

A months-long offensive by Russia-backed Syrian troops against rebels backed by Turkey in northwest Idlib has seen

Published 22 Feb, 2020 11:05pm

Europe

Caught between extremes, Merkel's party mired in crisis

The breaching of a "firewall" preventing any cooperation between centrist parties and the anti-immigrant AfD has sp

Published 22 Feb, 2020 11:00pm

World

Syrian bomb kills 16th Turkish troop in Idlib this month

Turkish forces retaliated and destroyed 21 "regime targets", the ministry said, adding the soldier was a tank mecha

Published 22 Feb, 2020 04:18pm

World

Iraq's Sadr warns MPs against rejecting new government

The onetime anti-US militia leader whose supporters form the largest bloc in parliament had spent most of the past

Published 22 Feb, 2020 04:12pm

World

WHO sounds alarm over Africa coronavirus preparedness

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on African Union member states "to come together to be more aggressive

Updated 22 Feb, 2020 04:11pm

World

Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Indian PM Modi: official

Modi's government has faced large scale-protests at home and criticism abroad for enacting a citizenship law that i

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:05pm

World

Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon

All of the wounded were diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury, the Pentagon said in a statement, adding that

Published 22 Feb, 2020 11:22am

World

More than 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghan war in 2019: UN

According to the UNAMA, 3,404 civilians were killed and 6,989 were injured in 2019. While the number was down

Published 22 Feb, 2020 10:41am

World

Afghans mark start of week-long partial truce amid isolated attacks

The Taliban, US and Afghan forces have all agreed to a so-called "reduction in violence" which, if it holds, will b

Published 22 Feb, 2020 10:29am

World

Conservatives ahead as Iran poll results trickle in

Friday's election came after months of steeply escalating tensions between Iran and its decades-old arch foe the Un

Published 22 Feb, 2020 10:22am

World

Iran reports one death among 10 new coronavirus cases

"We have 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on state television

Published 22 Feb, 2020 10:07am

World

Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Indian PM Modi: official

"He will raise these issues, particularly the religious freedom issue, which is extremely important to this adminis

Published 22 Feb, 2020 06:59am

World

Bulgaria delays entry into euro 'waiting room' until July

Bulgaria has delayed until July its plans to join the ERM2 Exchange Rate Mechanism, also known as the eurozone "waiting room", Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Friday.