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[ad_1] Some 29 migrants died over the weekend after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia while heading to Italy, officials said.  The Tunisian National Guard said the migrants who died while trying to make the perilous journey crossing the Mediterranean Sea were mostly from sub-Saharan Africa.  Tunisian fishermen …

[ad_1] Amid the shocking revelation that the Iranian regime enriched near weapons-grade uranium for an atomic weapon, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on Friday published a highly detailed report to counter Tehran’s drive to become a nuclear power. The MEMRI report argues that powerful steps can be taken by …

[ad_1] Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. Artifacts found in this town on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, likely once home to thousands of people and hundreds of …

[ad_1] More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday. The study by Physicians for Human Rights and the International Network of Civil Liberties …

[ad_1] Russia is unable to meet its commitments to deliver vital defense supplies to India, with Indian Air Force claiming that the war in Ukraine has depleted Moscow’s military supplies.  An IAF statement, which was presented before a parliamentary committee and posted on its website earlier this week, said that …

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the country planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in retaliation for the U.K.’s decision to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.  Russia falsely claimed these rounds have nuclear components. Putin said the construction of the storage facilities for the …

[ad_1] Social media users were outraged by a recent clip of French President Emmanuel Macron appearing to hide a luxury wristwatch during an interview, as pension-related protests in France intensify. Macron appeared to take off his watch under a table during a TF1/France 2 interview. Twitter users speculated that the …

[ad_1] The British government in the next few weeks is set to announce plans to start moving migrants onto military bases and disused ferries, according to a report.  Asylum seekers who have crossed the English Channel by boat have remained in hotels, but the government aims to end that program …

[ad_1] Cocaine use has increased across Europe, an EU-wide wastewater study showed on Wednesday, with the highest levels of residues found in Belgium, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. The study, the largest to date by the Lisbon-based European drugs monitoring agency EMCDDA, analyzed daily wastewater in the catchment areas of …

[ad_1] Iran would be only months away from building a nuclear weapon if it opted to produce a bomb, according a top U.S. military official.  “From the time of an Iranian decision … Iran could produce fissile material for a nuclear weapon in less than two weeks and would only …