Amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran over the latter’s nuclear program, a series of blasts have occurred in Iran near Tehran’s Parchin military complex, at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) and a power plant in Ahvaz, with reports claiming that Iranian officials regard the incidents as “sabotage”. A […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006291079743253-lebanese-security-forces-investigating-blast-near-ex-prime-minister-hariris-convoy/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Lebanese security forces are investigating the explosion that took place near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s convoy during his visit to the eastern Beqaa Valley on 17 June, Hariri’s press office said. According to media reports, a missile exploded not […]
KABUL (Sputnik) – At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday. According to a provincial police chief, the explosion took place while the militants were transferring landmines from the Bar Ghoreza area […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/27/1079652761_0:206:2000:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_bbb104d7e3b05bb9d9764e2a52327a78.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006271079736882-tehran-blast-took-place-at-missile-production-facility-news-agency-claims-citing-satellite-images/ A large explosion woke up the residents of the Iranian capital with a huge dawn-like blaze seen to the east of the city. The blast, officially attributed to an explosion of a leaky gas tank, shattered windows in some buildings, but […]
A former British ambassador has called US and UK claims that Anne Sacoolas – the wife of a US intelligence officer – had immunity, as “a palpable absurdity.” Sacoolas is accused of killing Harry Dunn last year in a car crash. The 19-year-old was fatally injured after he was allegedly […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107960/34/1079603478_0:-1:1366:768_1200x675_80_0_0_9e110f43ef7a0ff23498f50830d5db7b.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006131079603237-china-deadly-oil-tank-accident-video-of-blast-sending-vehicle-debris-into-air-surfaces-online/ BEIJING (Sputnik) – Nine people have been killed and 112 others injured following an oil tank truck explosion in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Saturday, the media reported. Earlier reports indicated that at least 50 people were injured and four others were killed […]
At least one rocket was fired into the heavily fortified Green Zone compound in the Iraqi capital, with a loud blast reported in the area. The attack reportedly resulted in no casualties and only minor damage. A Katyusha rocket landed within the Green Zone in the early hours of Thursday […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107949/97/1079499730_0:0:3180:1789_1200x675_80_0_0_4f8e34a7bbe42f10e848ed76f896a3ad.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006061079534786-at-least-11-police-officers-killed-in-roadside-blast-in-northeastern-afghanistan—reports/ MOSCOW/KABUL (Sputnik) – At least 11 police officers, including their commander, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the provincial police spokesman, Sanaullah Rohani. According to the broadcaster, the incident […]
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure from former and current employees who are frustrated with his lack of action on the president’s posts. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure from former and current employees who are […]
A suicide bomber has struck a mosque at the entrance to the international zone in the Afghan capital Kabul during evening prayers, killing one person and injuring at least three others. Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian confirmed that the attacker blew himself up inside a washroom at the Wazir Akbar […]
At least one rocket fell near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy and other diplomatic compounds in Iraq, according to reports, possibly marking the first attack on the facility in weeks. The explosion set off sirens at the US Embassy compound on Tuesday morning, local media […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan’s government had released a threat alert on 9 May, citing the targeting of public places by anti-state elements. In March, at least nine people were injured in a blast in the city of Chaman, in Balochistan province. Seven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack […]