Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city
JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Wildfires in wooded hills outside Jerusalem sent smoke clouds billowing over the city on Sunday…
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
KABUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport on Monday, witnesses said, as US…
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
World
August 16, 2021
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as…
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on a raid in the occupied West Bank exchanged fire on…
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
Middle East
August 15, 2021
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have…
Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trln infrastructure plan
World
August 15, 2021
Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trln infrastructure plan
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (Reuters) – India will launch a 100 trillion rupee ($1.35 trillion) national infrastructure plan that will…
At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion -health officials
Middle East
August 15, 2021
At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion -health officials
BEIRUT, Aug 15 (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in…
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
Middle East
August 15, 2021
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured the key eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad without a fight on Sunday,…
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
Middle East
August 14, 2021
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams…
Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
Middle East
August 14, 2021
Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun called an emergency meeting to discuss a worsening fuel crisis on…