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Sri Lanka Tense After New President (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2022

There were fears Thursday of new unrest in Sri Lanka after Parliament elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president of the bankrupt Buddhist-majority nation.

EU Warns Of Gas Shortages As Russia Expands Attacks In Ukraine

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The European Union’s executive European Commission has urged countries across the bloc to cut their natural gas use as fighting raged in Ukraine, where Russia planned to capture more territory.

More Unrest In Budapest After New Law

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022

A massive police force cleared a key bridge in Hungary’s capital on Monday as social unrest mounted against government-imposed tax reforms that will impact hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and their families.

Down Syndrome Child Among Dozens Killed In Russian Missile Strike

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Liza Dmytriyeva, a 4-year-old with Down syndrome, is among at least 23 people killed in a Russian missile strike on the historic city of Vinnytsya in central Ukraine, authorities confirmed this weekend. "Sunny Flower," as locals called the…

Ukraine’s President Appoints New Security Chief After Battle Losses

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed a new security official as acting head of the domestic spy agency after two top officials amid allegations of treason. It comes as the death toll rises as Russia's military attempts to…

WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2022

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally. Hospitalization rates have also doubled, although intensive care admissions have remained low.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Praises Putin For Acting in Ukraine to Stop ‘Dangerous’ NATO

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2022

NATO is a “dangerous entity” which, if allowed, would continue to expand with no limits, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

G20 Finance Summit ends without joint communique

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2022

The G20 Finance Summit in Indonesia ended yesterday without a final joint communique, as intense divisions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prevailed among leaders of the world’s twenty richest countries, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Aside from the…

Russia using mercenary group Wagner to reinforce Ukraine frontlines, UK says

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2022

Russia has been employing mercenaries from the private military contractor Wagner to reinforce its regular troops fighting on the front line in Ukraine, according to the British Defense Ministry.

Khamenei adviser says Iran ‘capable of building nuclear bomb’

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2022

Iran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has not decided whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Qatar’s al Jazeera TV on Sunday.

Putin, Erdogan head to Iran for talks on Syria, future of Middle East

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday, the Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported Monday, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

US and Israel want to unite Middle East against Iran, but Iraq could pose a problem

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2022

It has become a kind of mantra in Washington and Jerusalem: Integrate much of the Middle East, including Israel, into a single security system to keep Iran in its place.

US, Saudi Arabia agree on stopping Iran getting nuclear weapons

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2022

The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed on the importance of stopping Iran from "acquiring a nuclear weapon," during a visit by US President Joe Biden, a joint statement carried by the Saudi state news agency (SPA) said.

France’s Macron Suffers Vaccination Defeat

Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron is weighing his options after parliament rejected a cabinet plan to enforce jabs against COVID-19 on travelers.

Russia, Ukraine Progress On Tackling Hunger

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022

With millions of people facing starvation, Russia and Ukraine agreed to end their dispute over blocked grain exports by next week, the United Nations and Turkey said Wednesday.

WHO chief says pandemic ‘nowhere near over,’ urges masks as cases rise

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022

The head of the World Health Organization this week warned that governments should re-deploy mitigation measures such as mask-wearing in the face of globally rising infection rates of SARS-CoV-2.

Italy President Rejects PM’s Resignation

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi despite a political crisis of soaring prices.

Russia reported to have ordered shutdown of Jewish Agency work

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022

Russia has reportedly ordered the Jewish Agency to stop all work in the country, the Jerusalem Post stated in an exclusive piece on July 5. The Jewish Agency is vitally important in helping Jews from all over the…

Hungary Hit By Worst Social Unrest Since Elections (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022

Tense protests continued in Hungary's capital till the early hours of Thursday after the government announced "an energy emergency" and effectively raised taxes for hundreds of thousands of small entrepreneurs as the nation's currency plunged to record lows…

Sri Lanka PM Orders Military To Restore Order

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022

Christians and other Sri Lankans facing shortages faced uncertainty Wednesday as the prime minister of Sri Lanka ordered the military to "do whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office.

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• Trump Says New 100% Tariff On China As Trade War Escalates
• France’s Macron Reappoints Lecornu As Premier Amid Political Turmoil
• Ukraine’s Power Grid Hit As Moscow Warns Against U.S. Missiles (Worthy News Radio)
• Madagascar’s President Says Coup Attempt Underway As Soldiers Join Protests
• 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Venezuela’s Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
• Hungarian Author László Krasznahorkai Wins Nobel Prize In Literature

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