Wednesday that he had left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money with

The LF denies this, condemning the violence which it blamed on Hezbollah" incitement" against Bitar. The army initially said rounds were fired at protesters as they passed through the Teyouneh traffic circle dividing Christian and Shi' ite Muslim neighbourhoods.... It also risks complicating ties with Western governments from which Beirut hopes to secure aid.... They have described this as an assault on the post of prime minister, which is reserved for a Sunni....

For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel.... SMALLCASE 20% off on all smallcases 5+ subscriber only newsletters specially curated by the experts Free access to e-paper and WhatsApp updates Not convinced yet?... Share your contact details and we will get in touch with you…= 48 event. charCode Confirm Thanks for sharing your number....

AFGHAN President Ashraf Ghani has said that he fled the country to" prevent a flood of bloodshed

He was swinging it around and it struck his neighbour's arm.... The axe was wrestled from the accused and police were called.” Defence solicitor Rory Gowans told the court there was no background.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding....

President Xi Jinping alarmed global leaders in his speech to mark his country's ruling Chinese Communist Party's( CCP) 100th anniversary.... In an impassioned and inflamed address, he said:" Only socialism can save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China.” What really captured the attention of foreign powers, however, was his next line:" The Chinese people will absolutely not allow any foreign force to bully, oppress or enslave us and anyone who attempts to do s

In 1974, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat infamously delivered his remarks with a gun holstered to his side, in violation of U.N. protocol and international decorum.... Indeed, these operations took place in the very region that Iran’s “ Coalition of Hope ” will supposedly protect: the Strait of Hormuz. This strait is the most important transit point in the world, with over 20 percent of the global oil supply passing through this chokepoint.... Keeping these waters open and secure is in the in

We are poor people, and the Iranian-backed militias are doing this to us.... However, they also have maintained considerable support across Baghdad, considered by many officials to be war heroes who victoriously defeated the terrorist scourge. Naji lamented that Baghdad hospitals, under government pressure, were not providing accurate numbers of the dead and injured.... Anti-government protesters taking cover while Iraqi security forces fired during a demonstration in Baghdad this past Friday.

The boy-whose exact age has yet to be released-is the 27th teenager to be stabbed to death in the capital in 2021 alone.... It is marginally less than the record 29 teenage killings in 2008 and equal to the 2017 figure already.In a statement the Metropolitan Police said that its officers were initially called to reports of a fight in London Road in West Croydon at 6. 41pm.On arrival," no suspects or victims were found", the Met Police said in a release. But within half an hour they were called

LAGOS( Reuters)-One year ago, Adebanjo Akinwunmi gleefully waved a Nigerian flag at the Lekki Toll Gate, a stretch of tarmac in front of toll booths on a highway on the outskirts of Lagos.... But it has promised to transform policing, including meeting the demonstrators' demand to shut down the Special Anti-Robbery Squad( SARS), a unit activists blamed for a campaign of extortion, violence, kidnapping and intimidation. Activists say those government promises have proven hollow.... These includ