ISTANBUL: The Palestinian top diplomat in Japan drew parallels on Tuesday between the “unspeakable horrors” of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing and the onslaught in the Gaza Strip during an ‘Alternative Peace Ceremony’ in Japan.

The local government in …

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the circulation of COVID-19 is rising in all countries while an “alarming decline” in vaccine coverage has been observed.

“The virus is circulating in all countries,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the…

ANKARA: China said it “successfully” sent 18 Qianfan satellites into preset orbits via a Long March-6 carrier rocket, which will be used to establish the nation’s “own version of Starlink,” state media reported on Tuesday.

The satellites, the first b…