Amman announces defense deal allowing US troops to enter Jordan
Jordan has finalized a defense agreement with the United States that allows US forces, aircraft and vehicles to freely enter the kingdom, French news agency AFP reported Sunday.
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Western officials fear Iran hiding equipment it could use to build nuke — report
Iran is hiding equipment from international officials that could enable it to build a nuclear bomb, according to a Monday report.
Iran’s atomic energy agency announces ‘cold test’ of new Arak nuclear reactor
Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday.
EU plans ‘green certificate’ to allow vaccinated travelers free access to European bloc
The European Union has confirmed its plans to issue ‘digital green certificates’ to vaccinated members of its 450 million population, allowing them to travel freely across the bloc this summer, the UK’s Daily Mail reports. The new ‘passport’ would be issued to those who have been recently tested or who have recovered from the virus as well.
Anti Lockdown Protests Take Place World Wide (Video)
Demonstrators took to the streets in several European cities on Saturday to protest Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, with clashes between demonstrators and police erupting in the German city of Kassel while in London, police arrested dozens of people for breaching pandemic restrictions. Protests also erupted in Austria, Belgium, Britain, Croatia, Finland, Poland, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland as European authorities confront a third coronavirus wave.
Iceland Volcano Erupts for the first time in 800 Years, While 7.0 Earthquake Hits Japan
A long-dormant volcano erupted and sent streams of lava flowing down southwestern Iceland for the first time in 800 years Friday.
US-Russia Ties Nosedive After Biden-Putin Tit-for-Tat
The Kremlin on Thursday denounced U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning it would rethink its approach to relations with Washington.
Iran threatens Washington army base, top US general — intelligence officials
Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation’s capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior US intelligence officials said.
‘No way to strangle China’: Fiery rhetoric, clashes besiege U.S., Beijing at Alaska meeting
Senior Biden administration officials squared off against their Chinese counterparts in Alaska on Thursday, with the two sides trading charges of global coercion and undermining international order.
Egypt prepares to start move to new capital, away from the chaos of Cairo
Egypt is racing to prepare a grandiose new capital city in the desert east of Cairo before the first civil servants move in this summer and ahead of the delayed official opening of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s flagship project.
Pompeo casts doubt on WHO-China coronavirus origins inquiry and defends Wuhan lab intelligence
Mike Pompeo cast doubt on the credibility of the recent WHO-China investigation into the origins of COVID-19 ahead of its expected report release as the former secretary of state defended the declassified intelligence that seemingly points toward the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Iran has not yet recovered from Natanz explosion hit
Iran has yet to recover from a devastating explosion at its Natanz nuclear facility last July, sources have told The Jerusalem Post, undercutting IAEA reports this week that the Islamic Republic has made progress with advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium.
Iran, Russia and Turkey signal growing alliance
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was very content during a trip to Turkey on Friday. He said it was productive and smiled alongside his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. He said it was a “wonderful” trip where he spoke with his “brother Cavusoglu.”
Huge asteroid flying closer to Earth than the Moon
A particularly big asteroid will pass by Earth particularly close on Monday night, and the encounter will be streamed live online. Don’t worry: The flyby will be completely safe and doesn’t pose any risk to anything or anyone on Earth or any of our satellites. But asteroid 2021 EQ3 will come closer to Earth than our lone natural satellite.
Report: WHO Granted China Authority To Veto Scientists On Wuhan Mission
The Chinese government maintained tight control of a World Health Organization investigation in Wuhan into the origins of the coronavirus, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, which said that Beijing was granted veto power over which scientists were allowed to take part in the mission.
Study: COVID Reinfection Rare, More Common Over 65
Surviving COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six months, but elderly patients are more likely to be laid low by the virus a second time, researchers reported Thursday.
Dutch Prime Minister Rutte Wins Election
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was heading towards a fourth term in office as one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders in elections overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladeshi Conjoined Twins Home After Separation
Two Bangladeshi girls who were born conjoined at the head returned to their hometown after they were successfully separated by a team of Hungarian doctors in 2019, officials confirmed.
Court rules Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
In what campaigners have described as a major landmark victory, a court in Japan has ruled that the country’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, AFP reports.
US scientists suggest building genetic vault on the moon in case Earth is annihilated
In considering that planet Earth may one day be destroyed, scientists from the University of Arizona have suggested building an underground vault on the moon that would contain a variety of genetic materials and act as a “global insurance policy,” Technology Times reports.