Monthly Archives: July, 2023
Mass protest in Baghdad follows Koran burning in Sweden
Baghdad (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Shi'ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr held a protest in front of the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on...
UK, Australia and Canada want reversal of Israel approval of new West Bank settlement units
London (Reuters) - Britain, Australia and Canada have called on Israel's government to reverse a decision to approve new settlement units in the West...
Indonesia’s Java escapes 6.4 magnitude quake with few casualties, light damage
Jakarta (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Java on Friday evening, injuring at least 10 people, while one...
Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
Basra (AP) — Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on Friday, condemning the burning of...
UN ends peacekeeping mission in Mali, US blames Russia’s Wagner
United Nations (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously voted to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali after the West...