Foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council have strongly condemned Israel's plans to build new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The top diplomats have urged international action to stop such moves.
The Taliban have condemned as “baseless and biased” a United Nations Security Council report that branded the ruling Afghan administration “highly “exclusionary” and “repressive”.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Israeli authorities are still withholding the bodies of 12 Palestinian resistance fighters, who have died in jails across the occupied territories under degrading conditions, an independent Palestinian rights advocacy group reported.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied across Israel for the 23rd week, protesting controversial plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judiciary as well as deadly violence hitting Palestinian communities.
Authorities say heavy rains swept through Pakistan's northwest, causing several houses to collapse and leaving at least 25 people dead and 145 wounded.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
A Turkish official has confirmed that five people were killed in an explosion at a rocket and explosives factory on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, has called for an investigation into reports of “Iran’s transfer of combat drones to Russia” for use in the war against Ukraine.
Thirty-five US House members sent a bipartisan letter to British, French and German leaders urging them to immediately initiate the snapback mechanism of the United Nations’ sanctions on Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Tehran has repeatedly warned against the European governments’ “provocative and unconstructive" policies towards the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
A coalition of Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza has strongly condemned Israel's plan to “divide” time and space at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds between Muslims and Jews, decrying the potential step as a declaration of war.
China and Russia will again hold joint military war games this year, top generals from each side confirmed in a virtual meeting Friday, according to China’s defense ministry.
The US believes that a combat drone manufacturing plant Russia is building with Iran’s help could be fully operational by early next year, National Security Council official John Kirby has stated. Kiev and its allies have accused Tehran of sending attack drones to Moscow, an allegation Iran denies.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Israel is “delegitimizing and silencing civil society” by outlawing Palestinian human rights groups and labeling their members as “terrorists", a report by the United Nations’ top human rights body shows.
A classified document has disclosed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) threatened to impose significant economic costs on Washington after US President Joe Biden warned Riyadh over its decision to slash oil production last fall.
During a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Saudi Arabia snubbed Washington's push for Riyadh’s normalization of relations with Tel Aviv and its bid to win further concessions on oil prices and the Kingdom’s recent resumption of ties with Syria and Iran.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
A bomb explosion ripped through a memorial ceremony for the deputy governor of Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan Province, a Taliban official has confirmed. A health official has said at least 15 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the blast.
Kuwait's opposition held its ground in the country's third parliamentary election in 2-1/2 years, results showed. A significant number of neutral lawmakers could now tilt the balance of power towards the government, opening an opportunity to launch fiscal reforms.
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed former Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian as his personal envoy to Lebanon. The appointment comes a year after the senior diplomat stepped down after failing to make any inroads in Lebanon's political deadlock.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed cooperation within the OPEC+ during a phone call on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Kremlin.
The Pakistani army has vowed to punish the “planners” of the violence that erupted last month after former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s brief arrest in a corruption case led to widespread demonstrations.
