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US maintains Cuban blockade in post-Castro era
Apr 20, 2021 08:07On the 60th anniversary of the defeat of the American invasion at the Bay of Pigs, Raul Castro has stepped down as the first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party. That post will be filled by the current president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, who enjoys broad popularity following decades of acclaimed work as a civil servant.
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EU foreign ministers: JCPOA talks now focused
Apr 20, 2021 03:12During a virtual meeting on Monday, the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell updated the bloc's 27 foreign affairs ministers on the latest state of play regarding talks in Vienna to try and save the Iran nuclear deal.
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Taliban not to attend Istanbul summit if US doesn’t change policy
Apr 20, 2021 01:35Taliban insists that it will not attend Istanbul summit on Afghan unless there is a change in the timeline for the withdrawal of US forces from the country.
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Five people shot in Louisiana; 3rd US multiple shooting in one day
Apr 19, 2021 09:33Five people were hospitalized after being shot and injured in Shreveport, Louisiana, CBS-affiliated television station KSLA reported late on Sunday, the third multiple shooting reported in the United States with 24 hours.
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Three dead, multiple injured in Wisconsin shooting
Apr 19, 2021 02:44Three people were killed and two wounded in a shooting at a coffee shop in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, early on Sunday, the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said.
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Iran marks National Army Day with no march-pasts due to coronavirus
Apr 18, 2021 08:28Iran has marked its National Army Day by parading the latest military achievements, including home-grown air defense systems, inside selected military bases across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bahrain demonstrations continue for 20th consecutive night in solidarity with jailed activists
Apr 18, 2021 02:22Bahrainis have rallied for the 20th night to reiterate their call for an immediate and unconditional release of political inmates amid concerns over the alarming situation of the country’s prisons in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Castro resigns from ruling party to hand power to Cuba's younger generation
Apr 17, 2021 03:37Former Cuban President Raul Castro has announced his resignation as the head of the country’s ruling Communist Party, the most powerful position on the Caribbean island nation.
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Several civilian killed, 21 others injured in car bomb explosion in Iraq's Baghdad
Apr 16, 2021 01:42At least five civilians have lost their lives and nearly two dozen others sustained injuries when a powerful explosion ripped through a crowded area in the eastern flank of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.
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Iran to EU: New sanctions JCPOA-related, meant to undermine nuclear talks
Apr 16, 2021 01:15Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says the Iranian delegation took the European countries to task during Thursday talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal for imposing so-called right-related bans and ignoring a recent terrorist attack on an Iranian nuclear site, saying the new sanctions are meant to undermine talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the deal altogether.