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Explosion at Russian arms factory kills 11, Dozens injured

At least 11 people were killed and 130 injured following an explosion at an arms factory in the Riazan region of Russia on Friday, local authorities reported. Emergency services continue to work on site, with more than 360 rescuers involved in the operations. According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency......

Morocco strengthens cannabis industry ties with B2B mission to Amsterdam

The Moroccan National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) will lead a delegation of more than twenty companies to Amsterdam to strengthen ties with the Dutch cannabis market. The Moroccan cannabis industry will be showcased at the Park Centraal Amsterdam hotel during a professional......

Pakistan: Monsoon rains kill nearly 200 people in 24 hours

At least 194 people lost their lives and 28 others were injured within 24 hours after torrential monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides across northern Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the hardest......

Danish prime minister calls Netanyahu “a problem in himself”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared on Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had become “a problem in himself” and vowed to use Denmark’s role in the rotating presidency of the European Union to increase pressure on Israel. “Netanyahu is now a problem......

Police officer killed in clash in southeastern Iran

A police officer was killed and another wounded during an exchange of fire between security forces and armed men in southeastern Iran, according to local media reports on Saturday. The incident took place in Sistan-Baluchestan, one of Iran’s poorest provinces, which has long been the scene of......

Air Canada flight attendants strike, all flights cancelled

Air Canada flight attendants launched a strike on Saturday over pay and working conditions, forcing the airline to cancel all scheduled flights and disrupting travel for an estimated 130,000 passengers. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents about 10,000 cabin crew members,......

A majority of Americans now see alcohol as harmful to health

For the first time, a majority of Americans believe that drinking alcohol, even in moderate amounts, is harmful to their health, according to a new Gallup survey released this week. The poll highlights a significant shift in attitudes toward alcohol in the United States, with overall consumption reaching......

Ecuador appoints new ambassador to Morocco

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa Azin has appointed a new ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. In a decree signed on August 13, President Noboa named Diego Fernando Morejón Pazmiño as Ecuador’s new ambassador to Morocco. A legal scholar and career diplomat, Morejón Pazmiño......

Major west bank settlement project sparks global condemnation

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the acceleration of a major settlement project in the West Bank, aiming to build 3,400 housing units in the E1 area and formally annex the occupied Palestinian territory. The announcement has drawn strong international criticism. Smotrich, a far-right......

Over 1,760 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, UN reports

At least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed since late May in the Gaza Strip, mostly by Israeli military fire, while seeking humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations Office for Human Rights in the Palestinian territory. Between May 27 and August 13, the UN office recorded “at......

Ryanair baggage handler strike disrupts Spain’s busiest summer travel days

Industrial action by Ryanair’s baggage handlers in Spain began today, August 15th, coinciding with a national holiday and one of the busiest travel periods of the year. The strike is set to affect operations across all Ryanair bases in Spain, marking the start of a broader wave of summer airport......

Trump to announce semiconductor tariffs in the coming weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he plans to unveil new tariffs on semiconductors in the “next week or the following week,” ahead of his trip to Alaska to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I will announce new tariffs next week or the week after, on steel and,......

Ramaphosa launches national dialogue to mend a “broken” South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday inaugurated a “national dialogue” in Pretoria, aiming to address what he described as the many “broken” aspects of the country. The initiative comes just over a year after the general elections of May 2024. Ramaphosa highlighted......