A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi By Reuters A top Iranian military official warned on Saturday of a “heavy price” for aggressors, state media said, after a report of U.S. and Israeli plans for possible military drills to

The Amazon distribution center is partially collapsed after being hit by a tornado on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 in Edwardsville, Ill. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) By Associated Press Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight as it tore through a candle factory

Photo Somali Times/Warlord Puntland governor Said Abdullahi Deni The United States has intervened in the crisis between the administration of governor Said Abdullahi Deni in Puntland and former PSF director Mohamud Osman Abdullahi Diano, according to sources told Somali Times. The PSF is trained by the United States to fight terrorism, which means that the

File – This May 9, 2018, photo shows a general view of the bay of Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific, with the yachting port in the background. The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia decides Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, whether to break away from France, in a

Kenya’s Opposition leader Raila Odinga and wife Ida Odinga attend the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) rally to unveil his August 2022 Presidential race candidature at the Moi International Sports centre in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya By Reuters Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga launched his fifth bid for Kenya’s presidency

A photograph appears on the Internet/Nadifa Mohamed Toronto Star By Steven J. Beattie On September 3, 1952, a Somali man named Mahmood Mattan was hanged in Cardiff, Wales, for the murder of a Jewish shop owner named Lily Volpert. In 1998, 46 years after Mattan’s execution, following years of campaigning by his widow, Laura, a

President of the United States Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency Only path out of sanctions is through nuclear compliance, says White House spokeswoman The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden asked for ‘other options’ from his team if talks fail concerning Iran’s nuclear program. “The President has asked his team to be prepared

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, representatives Laureano Ortega Murillo, son of and advisor to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu display their jointly signed communique on the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries in northern China’s Tianjin Municipality, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Taiwan

Secretary General of the Elysee Palace Alexis Kohler, French President Emmanuel Macron and French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu meet with New Caledonia representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France June 1, 2021. Bertrand Guay/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters New Caledonia is pushing ahead with a referendum on independence from France this weekend, despite

The number of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery has from 5.83m to 5.98m. Photograph: Curtseyes/Alamy The Guardian By Denis Campbell and Pamela Duncan Record number of people waiting for non-urgent surgery such as hip replacement or cataract operation Almost 6 million people are waiting to have hospital treatment in England – a