Category: 2. World

This summer, hundreds of wildfires broke out across Turkey, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

But one orchard – in the north-western province of Bursa – stood untouched.

Some experts believe it wasn’t just luck.

Reporter:…

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump over attempt to fire her, setting up a potential legal battle over the US central bank’s autonomy.

Cook has asked the court to declare Trump’s firing order “unlawful and void”, and…

The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran – lifted under a 2015 deal – as tensions once again escalate over Iran’s nuclear programme.

The move will trigger a so-called snapback mechanism, which…

He made the remarks in a briefing session of his upcoming visit to China, emphasizing that Iran is willing to establish serious and constructive cooperation with China with regard to advancing strategic initiative of that country i.e. “One Belt…

A high-level informed Iranian source has told the Tehran Times that activating the disputed “snapback” mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran would force a “very strong” reaction from Iran, deal a serious blow to global…

The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to mid-August, Mexican government data reveals.

While infestations by the fly larvae primarily affect cattle, Mexican…

According to Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news network, the Israeli army announced that sirens were alerted in the Bani Netzarim area, located on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip.

The army announced that the alarm sirens were activated after a drone…

Israeli drone strikes near Damascus have killed six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government said, among a series of reported attacks this week.

Syria’s foreign ministry condemned Tuesday’s strike as a violation of international law and a breach of its…

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement.

Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head of the National Financial…