A blast has hit near the Afghan Defense Ministry in the capital Kabul, an army official told Reuters. The source added casualties were feared in the explosion.
French truckers, farmers, shopkeepers and police are united in a major protest. The port of Calais has been blockaded amid calls for local residents to form a human chain, seeking a definite date for the demolition of the notorious ‘Jungle’ migrant camp. At least 30 people are feared dead or seriously injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Tel Aviv, Israel according to local reports. Several schools in Braunschweig, a city in the German state of Lower Saxony, have been canceled following threats of terrorist attacks, sent by email overnight.
The ancient pyramids have remained untouched for thousands of years, but a provincial governor in Egypt has demanded that a newer statue undergo changes before being unveiled, following claims that it represents sexual harassment. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
A teenager accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a major public holiday in Australia, which involved beheading a policeman and running him over, has been given a 10-year sentence. One of his other plots envisaged attaching a bomb to a kangaroo and setting it loose. North Korea has launched three ballistic missiles off its east coast into the sea, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports.
The Philippines is “gravely concerned” that China might be planning to build an artificial island on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, as Beijing has decided to disregard the recent international court decision that barred China from the area.
Mass protests have taken place across Brazil as tens of thousands took to the streets denouncing the “coup” that resulted in Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment. The largest rally in Sao Paulo turned violent with police intervening to disperse the crowd.
The Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army has “eliminated” ISIS and other terrorist “microbes” along a 55-mile stretch of the Syrian border, two weeks after Ankara opened a new front in its Euphrates Shield military operation in northern Syria.
The Israel Defense Force has targeted Syrian army positions in the government-controlled area of the northern Golan Heights, it confirmed Sunday. The retaliatory fire caused “material damage,” according to Damascus.
A US-trained former Special Forces colonel from Tajikistan, who defected last year, has reportedly been appointed a new top ISIS battlefield commander in Iraq. His promotion, reported by Iraqi media, coincides with the US placing a $3 million bounty on his head.
Riyadh’s willingness for dialogue with Moscow, expressed during the meeting between President Putin and Saudi deputy crown prince Mohammad bin Salman at the G20 summit, can contribute to resolving the Syrian crisis, according to the Russian leader's spokesman.
A building housing studios and offices of Ukrainian broadcaster Inter has been attacked by former military personnel who protested its alleged "pro-Russian" policy. The company said it was an attack on freedom of speech.
On the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, Russian President Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have discussed the Syrian crisis and the issue of restoring the suspended Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, the Kremlin’s spokesman says.
Police in northern Austria have detained five migrants from Afghanistan over accusations of sexually harassing women during a wine festival in the city of Wels. The mayor demanded “zero tolerance” in the wake of the alleged assaults. The right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has placed second in state elections, beating the results of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.
Berlin is mooting the idea of sending migrants back to Greece for the first time in five years. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere says that Germany has done its bit to help refugees, but needed help from the rest of the bloc to take in migrants.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has brought a box of Russian ice-cream as a gift to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, to the bilateral meeting in Hangzhou.
A member of Egyptian parliament called on women to agree to female genital mutilation, or FGM, in order to “reduce their sexual appetites,” local media reported. He also allegedly cited Egyptian men’s high rate of consumption of sexual stimulants.
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US President Barack Obama says Moscow and Washington are working on a Syrian ceasefire deal, but “are not there yet.” The comment follows weeks of attempts to strike an agreement.
With less than a year to go to secure the hearts of the French people, Marine Le Pen, the leader of far-right party National Front, is offering something no other politician has on their agenda – the choice of leaving the EU. She also promised to defend ‘French values’ and ban the burkini.