Category: News
Iran ready to implement prisoner swap deal with US, official says
Under the Qatar-mediated deal, five prisoners would be freed by each side and $6bn in Iranian assets would be released.
US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter hit with criminal firearms charges
Prosecutors accuse Hunter Biden of making false statements to acquire firearm in 2018, US court document shows.
Natural disaster or man-made, why was Libya so vulnerable to floods?
While the floods were unprecedented, experts argue that years of neglect and corruption worsened the tragedy.
Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences first Brasilia riot defendant to 17 years
Justices vote to convict Aecio Lucio Costa Pereira on charges that included armed association and an attempted coup.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels heading to Riyadh for talks with Saudi officials
The Omani-mediated talks in the Saudi capital increase chances of a Saudi-Houthi deal.
Top Iran official says UAE may ‘destabilise’ security over disputed islands
Ali Akbar Velayati says three disputed islands which UAE claims as its own are 'integral part' of Iran's territory.
NASA appoints director to lead UFO research, urges science-based approach
US space agency official says conversation around UFOs must move from 'sensationalism to science' to progress.
Russia orders expulsion of two US embassy staff for links to ‘spy’
Two diplomats will be expelled for working with Robert Shonov, a former US consulate worker accused by Moscow of spying.
Spain cuts gang rape convict’s prison term under botched law
A Wolf Pack rapist uses a loophole in 'Only Yes Is Yes' law, which set lighter minimum sentences for certain sex crimes.
Fishing trawler frees stranded luxury cruise ship in Greenland
The Ocean Explorer cruise vessel was refloated after having been stuck in mud northeast of Greenland's capital Nuuk.