'International Support' Keeping Rohingya from Taking up Arms Ahead of Myanmar Vote, Academic Says
November 06, 2020 at 03:22 AM
The religious fault lines between Myanmar's Buddhist majority and Rohingya Muslims will worsen after the country’s federal election on 8 November, say experts, highlighting the anti-Rohingya attitude prevalent among the majority community. This could result in wider security repercussions for the region. Read More »
New Delhi Chokes on Smog as People Wake Up With Headaches, Watery Eyes
November 06, 2020 at 03:06 AM
The Indian government and chief ministers of the northern Indian states have announced a series of steps to provide relief to millions of people from thick smog. Satellite images revealed an increase in agricultural burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana in October. Read More »
England to Go Into Second Lockdown After Parliament Passes New Rules With 516 Votes
November 05, 2020 at 03:20 AM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he would be placing England into a second full-scale national lockdown in order to keep the rapidly rising coronavirus cases under control and effectively reopen the economy and society in time for Christmas. Read More »
Lavrov: Russia Urges Countries Not to Send Mercenaries From Middle East to Karabakh
November 04, 2020 at 03:49 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been interviewed by the Russian newspaper Kommersant during which he discussed, among other things, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Read More »
Jihadists Reportedly Claim Responsibility for Vienna Attack, in Retaliation for Anti-Daesh Operation
November 03, 2020 at 03:50 AM
The shooting that left at least 15 people injured and two dead in Vienna has been described as a terror attack, with a massive police operation ongoing in the Austrian capital after gunfire in the city centre. Read More »
Live Updates: 24 Dead, 804 Injured After Strong Earthquakes Hit Turkey, Greece
November 02, 2020 at 06:47 AM
Major damage has been reported following a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Greece and Turkey on Friday. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Greece's Dodecanese Islands and Turkey's Aegean coast on Friday.
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Protesters Gather in Istanbul to Condemn French Policies Amid Prophet Cartoon Row - Video
November 02, 2020 at 04:09 AM
France and the Islamic world have been at loggerheads since President Macron defended the use of cartoons depicting the Islamic Prophet Muhammad as an expression of freedom of speech. The statement came in the wake of the grisly murder of a French teacher who had shown a similar cartoon to his students in October. Read More »
India Rejects Pakistani Plan to Upgrade Status of Disputed Kashmir Area
November 02, 2020 at 04:03 AM
New Delhi rejected on Sunday Islamabad's plan to grant provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, a strategic Pakistani-held part of the disputed Kashmir region, which is claimed by the two rivals. Read More »
Afghan Border Police Commander Killed in Roadside Bomb Blast
November 02, 2020 at 04:00 AM
The commander of the 7th border police brigade of Afghanistan was killed on Sunday in a roadside bomb blast along with two servicemen in the Afghan province of Kunduz, a security source told Sputnik. Read More »
War-Weary Yemenis See Threat in Israel’s Increasingly Public Role in Their Country
November 02, 2020 at 03:49 AM
Many in Yemen fear that Israel’s ambitions in their country don’t end at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and rumors are circulating that land grabs reminiscent of those in Palestine could soon hit Yemen’s shores. Read More »
