OTTAWA—A new report is accusing Iranian authorities of tampering with the electronic devices and misidentifying the remains of some of the passengers killed on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752. The findings are among new revelations contained in a lengthy report by the Association of the Families of Flight PS752 Victims that examines the Jan. 8, 2020…
Iran Tampered With Victims’ Electronic Devices in Aftermath of PS752 Downing: Report
November 24, 2021
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Israel Begins Giving COVID Shots to Children Age 5 to 11
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel on Tuesday began administering the coronavirus vaccine to children age 5 to 11. The country recently emerged from a fourth COVID wave and daily infections have been relatively low for the last few weeks. But Health Ministry statistics show that a large share of the new infections have been in children and…
Israel Says It Won’t Commit to New Nuclear Deal Ahead of International Talks
Israel said on Tuesday it will not be bound by any new nuclear deal with a goal of reviving the Iranian 2015 nuclear accord ahead of international talks with world leaders next week. “In any event, even if there is a return to a deal, Israel is of course not a party to the deal and Israel…
Shares Shrivel After Powell’s Renomination; Turkish Lira Crashes
November 23, 2021
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LONDON—Stock markets fell sharply and the dollar held on to recent gains on Tuesday as investors positioned for interest rate hikes in 2022 after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was nominated for a second term. After Wall Street turned lower on Monday, Asian shares dropped and European stocks opened in the red. Futures on Wall…
Russia Sends Satellite Images to Lebanon From Day of Beirut Port Blast
MOSCOW—Russia has sent Lebanon the satellite images it has from Beirut’s port before and after a huge explosion rocked it last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart in Moscow on Monday. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said last week it agreed to provide the images after a request from…
USSOCOM Commander Says US Cannot Rely on Taliban to Fight ISIS in Afghanistan
The head of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) said on Nov. 19 that the ISIS-K terrorist threat in Afghanistan “still exists” and he doesn’t believe the United States can rely upon the Taliban’s newly formed government as a partner against this threat. “I don’t see them as a partner,” USSOCOM Gen. Richard Clarke said of…
Afghan Banking System Facing Existential Crisis: UNDP Report
November 22, 2021
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The United Nations warned Monday that Afghanistan’s banking system is on the verge of collapse because of consumers unable to repay loans, fewer deposits, and other liquidity problems, leading to a social crisis in an already fragile economy. “Afghanistan’s financial and bank payment systems are in disarray,” the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said in…
ISIS Bride Shamima Begum Says She ‘Did Not Hate Britain’ When She Left for Syria
Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum has insisted she “did not hate Britain” when she travelled to Syria to join the terrorist group. Begum, who is now 22, left the UK for Syria to join the ISIS terrorist group as a 15-year-old schoolgirl. She had her British citizenship revoked by the UK government over security concerns,…
Oil Prices Under Pressure From Both Supply and Demand Factors
November 22, 2021
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LONDON—Oil prices rose on Monday but remained under pressure from rising COVID-19 cases in Europe, raising concerns about both oversupply and weak demand. Prices of the Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude benchmarks fell more than $1 in early trading, hitting their lowest since Oct. 1. By 1007 GMT, Brent was up 31…
1 Dead and 4 Injured After Gunman Opens Fire at Holy Site in Jerusalem
One person has died and four others have been injured at a holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City following an attack by a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The shooting occurred near an entrance to the contested flashpoint area known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Violence has previously…
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