A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report.
Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment at 3,000m above sea level, over the Qilian mountains, when a…
Category: 2. World
-
Sarajevo holds Gaza tribunal
Dieter Reinisch
Press TV, SarajevoAn independent people’s tribunal meets in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo this week, bringing together leading experts from around the…
Continue Reading
-
Arab rulers told Trump they oppose striking Iran atomic sites
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates all argued against a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities during President Trump’s recent visit and encouraged him to continue pushing for a new nuclear deal, three sources with…
Continue Reading
-
Former US ambassador exposes UK project to reform Jolani image
Eisa Kadhimi
Press TV, LondonTo the UK, where a leading non-governmental organization has been implicated in efforts to reform the image of former al-Qaeda and Daesh…
Continue Reading
-
Borderless Africa campaign takes center-stage in Africa month
Hassen Seria
Press TV, Cape TownMay marks Africa Month with countries across the continent and the African diaspora celebrating their rich heritage. But often portrayed as poverty-stricken and ignorant, Africa is now taking the lead in shaping its…
Continue Reading
-
UN experts denounce Israeli law sentencing Palestinian minors to life imprisonment
United Nations human rights experts have rebuked a new Israeli law authorizing Palestinian children as young as 12 years old to be sentenced to life imprisonment, stressing that the ruling is in contravention of international human rights…
Continue Reading
-
How Britain’s MI6 infiltrated Libya to plunder its oil resources
By Kit KlarenbergIn early March, Libya launched an “oil and gas licensing roadshow”, seeking to “drum up interest” among international investors and boost its oil production by 50 percent.
Subsequently,…
Continue Reading
-
Daesh commander Jolani made transitional Syrian president
The NATO-backed takeover of Syria by militants belonging to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham shocked the world and changed the shape of the geopolitical landscape in West Asia.
At the time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading
-
Russias security chief pledges Moscows determination to boost military-technical cooperation with Iran
Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has expressed his country’s determination to keep enhancing cooperation with Iran in the military-technical field.
Sergei Shoigu made the remarks during a meeting with…
Continue Reading
