Jailed Egyptian LGBT activist, dies by suicide
Egyptian LGBT activist Sara Hegazy, who took her own life in Canada where she lived in exile, had been “oppressed” by the...
BURUNDI: Country to swear in new president on Thursday
Burundi's newly-elected president Evariste Ndayishimiye will be sworn in on Thursday, the foreign ministry announced, in a ceremony fast-tracked by the sudden...
SUDAN: Prosecutor announces uncovering of mass grave
Sudan's public prosecutor Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr on Monday announced the discovery of a mass grave east of the capital Khartoum.
Iran claims pandemic cause of slow reading of black boxes from Ukraine flight
Iran said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic has slowed its plans to send abroad the black boxes of a Ukrainian plane...
UN nuclear watchdog insists Iran gives access to sites where nuclear talks hold
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog on Monday called on Iran to allow “prompt access” to two sites where past nuclear...
Israeli PM says US wants Gantz on board for annexation, vows not to back...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Trump administration wants Israeli annexation of West Bank land to be done with the...
America must publicly admit there is racism in system – United Nations
The US government should publicly admit that structural racism exists in the United States, the UN racism watchdog demanded on Monday.
US fighter pilot found dead after jet crashed into North Sea
British coastguards have located the wreckage of a US fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea on Monday and the pilot...
Pro-Trump fans parade their yachts in celebration of president’s 74th birthday
Hundreds of President Donald Trump fans across Florida paraded their yachts in flotillas – or "Trumptillas" – on Sunday to celebrate his...
Israel approves transfer of $50m by Qatar to Gaza
Israel approved the transfer of $50 million by Qatar to Gaza as part of an apparent deal to halt escalating tensions with...