Iran was reeling Tuesday from the humiliation of starting the World Cup with a lopsided 6-2 loss against England in a match overshadowed by protests on and off the field. Hard-line Iranian media sought to blame the defeat on the unrest that has gripped…
Iran says starts enriching uranium to 60% at Fordo plant
Iran has begun producing uranium enriched to 60 percent at its Fordo plant, official media reported Tuesday about the underground facility that reopened three years ago amid the breakdown of its nuclear deal with major powers. The move was part of Iran…
Saudi Arabia executed 17 people in past two weeks: UN
Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people for drug-related offences since 10 November, according to the United Nations. A UN human rights spokesperson said the individuals had been killed for offences related to drugs and contraband, adding that the executio…
Yemen: Houthi drones attack ship at oil terminal
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship at an oil terminal in the south of the country on Monday, the internationally recognised government said, in the latest in a series of recent attacks that threaten to escalate the conflict after months of relative …
A history of racism: Can the police in France be reformed?
A confidential government report from 2021, that looked into the behaviour of French security forces and was recently released, has confirmed what many already knew about police racism. The document remained concealed from the general public until memb…
Qatar opens football World Cup with message of inclusion
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman extended one yellow-gloved hand in Qatar to a FIFA World Cup ambassador suffering from a rare spinal disorder in an image meant to represent inclusion. It wasn’t the biggest moment of Sunday’s seven-act World Cup open…
Turkey strikes kill at least 31 in north Syria, monitor says
Turkish airstrikes overnight killed at least 31 people in northern Syria, primarily in positions held by Syrian Kurdish forces, a Britain-based war monitoring group said on Sunday. Nearly 25 strikes hit Raqqa, Hasakah and Aleppo provinces, killing 18 m…
World cup anthem star Maluma walks out of Israeli interview
Columbian pop star Maluma walked out of an interview with Israel’s public broadcaster Kann News after being asked to justify his presence in Qatar \- the latest controversial incident to take place with Israeli media at the World Cup. Israeli presenter…
Robbie Williams says ‘hypocritical not to’ sing at World Cup
British pop star Robbie Williams has hit back at critics of his decision to perform at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, saying it would be “hypocritical” of him not to go. Williams, 48, spoke to Il Venerdi di Repubblica to highlight the alleged double stan…
COP27 draft climate deal published but gaps remain
The U.N. climate agency on Saturday published an updated draft of a proposed final agreement for the COP27 summit, fleshing out some key parts of the deal countries are struggling to reach. The document, which forms the overall political deal for COP27…