TEHRAN -- Iran does not accept the "political mediation" of a third country regarding South Korea's oil tanker Hankuk Chemi seized in early January by Tehran, since it is a "technical" affair, said on Sunday the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

"As we said before, the oil tanker was seized due to the pollution of the marine environment in the Gulf, and this is an important issue all countries are sensitive about," spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in an interview with semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency. (Iran-South Korea-Oil Tanker)

- - - -

LISBON -- Portugal held a presidential election on Sunday, with nearly 11 million people eligible to vote.

Seven candidates are running for the presidency, including the current head of state, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who enjoys 62 percent support in a Eurosondagem survey released on Friday. (Portugal-Election)

- - - -

NAIROBI -- Kenyan police killed an al-Shabab militant and recovered money, a rifle and handset radio during a fierce gunfight in Mandera county, northeast region on Saturday.

The police said on Sunday the deceased was among five al-Shabab militants who were spotted at Ali Wol Dam in Fino area by security officers who were conducting prolonged patrol operations in the area. (Kenya-Police-Militant)

- - - -

MOSCOW -- Russia has registered 21,127 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 3,719,400, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Sunday.

It said that 491 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 69,462. (Russia-Coronavirus) Enditem

Related

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)