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Lebanese Christian leader summoned for questioning over Beirut gunbattle

Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2021

The head of the Lebanese Forces Christian group, Samir Geagea, has been summoned for questioning over deadly violence that erupted at a Shiite rally last week, a judicial official said Thursday.

Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny Wins Europe’s Rights Prize

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Parliament’s top human rights prize for his “bravery” in challenging autocratic President Vladimir Putin.

Groups Urge UN Chief To Halt Myanmar’s ‘Crackdown On Religious Freedom’

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

More than 100 rights groups and individuals urged United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to address “increased” religious rights violations in Myanmar, also known as Burma.

For the first time, surgeons successfully attached a kidney grown in a pig to a human patient

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

A team of New York surgeons have successfully attached a kidney that was grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient and found that the organ functioned normally.

China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan's main island and its northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the Japanese government said, adding that it is closely watching such activities.

Suburb in Kurdistan Region to become largest Christian district in Middle East

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

A suburb in the Kurdistan Region is to be given autonomous administrative control and become the largest Christian district in the Middle East, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani made the announcement this…

North Korea Fires Missile From Submarine

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Regional tensions rose further Tuesday after North Korea confirmed it fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday.

Conservative Catholic Wins Hungary’s Opposition Primaries For Prime Minister

Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2021

After winning Hungary’s first-ever primaries, a conservative Catholic mayor has become the opposition's prime ministerial candidate.

North Korea fires suspect submarine-launched ballistic missile into Sea of japan

Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2021

North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile Tuesday into the Sea of Japan, the latest in a series of launches recently by the rogue country in an increasing show of force.

UN nuclear watchdog heading back to Iran for talks in coming weeks

Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month, amid questions about whether Iran will return to negotiations aimed at reviving the languishing 2015 nuclear deal.

Facebook announces it’s hiring 10,000 people in EU to build ‘metaverse’

Posted on Monday, October 18, 2021

Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse,” a virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future.

Amid civil war fears, Hezbollah chief reveals terror group has 100,000 fighters

Posted on Monday, October 18, 2021

Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader declared for the first time on Monday that the powerful terror group has 100,000 trained fighters. His speech appeared to be meant as a deterrent to domestic foes following the nation’s worst internal violence in…

US caught by surprise by Chinese hypersonic missile test

Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2021

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources.

Father Of Alleged Killer Of British Legislator ‘Traumatized’

Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2021

The father of the suspected killer of British Conservative legislator David Amess says he is “traumatized” by his son’s arrest.

British Police Link Killing Legislator To Islamist Extremism

Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2021

British police say Friday’s killing of British legislator Sir David Amess at a Methodist church in southeast England was a terror attack potentially linked to Islamist extremism.

Turkey Airstrikes Target Christians Killing Dozen in Syria, Iraq

Posted on Friday, October 15, 2021

A dozen people were killed in recent months as Turkey increased airstrikes as part of an alleged "anti-terrorist military campaign" in Syria and Iraq targeting Christians and other minorities, rights investigators say.

Facebook is researching AI systems that see, hear, and remember everything you do

Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2021

Facebook is pouring a lot of time and money into augmented reality, including building its own AR glasses with Ray-Ban. Right now, these gadgets can only record and share imagery, but what does the company think such devices…

6 killed, 20 wounded by gunfire at Beirut protest over port blast probe

Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2021

Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organized by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year’s port blast.

Britain hopes to join transatlantic trade agreement next year, no date for US-UK deal yet

Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2021

While it is not known when post-Brexit Britain will be able to sign a full and comprehensive free trade deal with the United States, Boris Johnson hopes to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)…

US to rejoin UN Human Rights Council following Trump withdrawal

Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2021

The United States is rejoining the controversial UN Human Rights Council (HRC) amid concerns that China has used America’s three-and-a-half year absence to grow its influence and power, AFP reports. Former President Trump withdrew the US from the…

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