Videos

Firemen battle blaze at Nantes cathedral in western France

Jul 18, 2020 11:08

Firemen were battling a fire that broke out early on Saturday morning (July 18) inside the cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, the local fire service said on Twitter.
Video shows London officer kneeling on detained Black man's neck

Jul 18, 2020 07:50

The Metropolitan police suspended an officer on Friday after a video went viral appearing to show him kneeling on the head and neck of a Black man who was subsequently charged with carrying a knife.
China prepares to launch rocket for Mars mission

Jul 18, 2020 01:26

The fourth Long March-5 rocket, to be used to carry out China's first Mars exploration mission, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Friday.
Fire, explosion reported on US ship at San Diego naval base

Jul 13, 2020 02:39

Fire and an ensuing explosion have been reported on a ship at the US Naval base in San Diego.
Lebanese protesters rally in Beirut to condemn US intervention in domestic affairs

Jul 11, 2020 03:22

Lebanese protesters have rallied in the capital Beirut to condemn Washington’s intervention in the Arab country's domestic affairs after US Ambassador Dorothy Shea made comments against the Hezbollah resistance movement.
Palestinians hold funeral for man killed by Israeli troops south of Nablus

Jul 10, 2020 13:23

Palestinians hold a funeral for Ibrahim Moustapha Abou Yacoub, who was martyred by Israeli troops after being shot in the neck at Kifl Hares, a village south of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Gaza women demonstrate against Israel’s West Bank annexation plans

Jul 06, 2020 09:22

Palestinian women demonstrate against Israel’s West Bank annexation plans near the Erez Crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. A controversial peace plan unveiled by Trump in January promised US backing for Israel to annex swathes of the West Bank, including Jewish settlements considered illegal under international law.
Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels

Jul 06, 2020 03:00

Several thousand young people and students gathered in central Brussels on Sunday to protest against a recent court ruling that held that bans on headscarves in higher education were lawful.
Rains pound southern Japan causing floods

Jul 04, 2020 05:58

Japan is sending thousands of troops to join rescue operations on the southern island of Kyushu, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday (July 4), after 13 people went missing in unprecedented torrential rains that threaten floods and landslides.
Violence in Kashmir continues unabated despite coronavirus pandemic

Jul 04, 2020 02:21

Organization Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society in Kashmir reveals 229 killings, over 100 military operations, 55 Internet shutdowns, and destruction of scores of properties in Kashmir valley in the first half of 2020.