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Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said two drones had been used in the alleged attack on Putin’s residence in the Kremlin citadel but had been disabled by electronic defenses. It said Russia …

Americans believe the country’s news media is aggravating political polarization in the US, with nearly half of US adults saying they have little or no trust in the media’s ability to report the news fairly and accurately, a new poll reveals. Concern about the threat posed by misinformation unites Americans of both …

Israeli prison authorities say a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance group, Khader Adnan, has passed away at an Israeli jail after an 87-day hunger strike. Israeli Prison Services (IPS) announced in a statement that Adnan was found unresponsive in his cell in Nitzan jail in the central city …

The Australian government has announced that military personnel who will stay in uniform after completing the three-year compulsory service will receive A$50,000 ($33,165), amid rising tensions between its ally the US and China. Referring to a retention problem, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday the bonus comes as the …

The United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator in Sudan has issued a strong warning, saying the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country can lead to a totally catastrophic situation. Since April 15, the country has turned into the scene of incessant violence between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More than …

France has come under fire by several states at the United Nations over racism and police violence, including against demonstrators during mass rallies over a controversial pension reform bill that finally became law. On Monday, the French government was accused of conducting attacks on migrants, racial profiling and religious intolerance during …

The judge presiding over a rape and defamation case against Donald Trump has dismissed his request for a mistrial, after an attorney for the former president accused the judge of making “pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings.” Columnist E. Jean Carroll is suing Trump, accusing him of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department …

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad S. al-Sudani held talks on Tuesday with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. According to a statement released by Al-Sudani’s media office, the meeting covered a range of issues related to progress in relations and cooperation in various …

Law enforcement agencies around the world seized an online marketplace and arrested nearly 300 people allegedly involved in buying and selling drugs, European Union law enforcement agency Europol said Tuesday. The worldwide operation targeting the “Monopoly Market,” coordinated by Europol, is the latest major takedown of sales platforms for drugs …

Violent clashes erupted across the country as part of continuing demonstrations against controversial pension reforms. Almost 300 protesters were arrested during massive French Labor Day demonstrations against controversial pension reforms on Monday. More than 100 police officers were injured during the unrest, according to local authorities. French Interior Minister Gerald …

Four people were found fatally shot inside an RV in a small Mojave Desert community over the weekend, authorities said, yet another act of deadly violence that keeps the US on a record pace for mass killings this year. The victims were three women and a man, authorities said Monday. …

Palestinian resistance groups and authorities have mourned the murder of the senior leader of the Islamic Jihad movement, Khader Adnan, at an Israeli jail after an 87-day hunger strike, holding the occupying Tel Aviv regime fully responsible for its crime. “In the real sense of resilience and steadfastness as well …

United States Treasury has warned that the US government will be unlikely to meet payment obligations by early June if the debt ceiling is not raised. The date is earlier than the Treasury estimated in January, indicating that the United States financial situation is more precarious than previously thought. In …

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, announced a plan to develop and expand Baghdad International Airport in the second half of 2023, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s press office. The statement illustrated that Al-Sudani made a tour of inspection on Saturday at the airport to …

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday the total number of citizens evacuated from Sudan since the outbreak of confrontations, according to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Al-Sahaf. Al-Sahaf explained that 269 people have been evacuated from Sudan so far, including …

Fighting among Sudan’s armed forces has entered its third week as the UN warns that the country is collapsing. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that the power struggle between the two top commanders of Sudan’s main armed forces, the official army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) also …

Lashawn Thompson was found dead in his cell in an Atlanta jail with more than one thousand insect bites all over his body. His body was discovered in a filthy jail cell in September, ignored by medical staff and eaten by insects and bugs. The United States holds the most …

Arab foreign ministers will gather in Jordan on Monday to discuss Syria’s long-running conflict and ending Damascus’s diplomatic isolation in the region, the foreign ministry in Amman said. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has been politically isolated since the conflict in his country began in 2011. However, recent weeks have seen …

The Spring Festival kicked off in Mosul, Nineveh’s capital city, on Sunday, marking its revival after a 20-year hiatus. The prestigious event attracted an array of prominent attendees, including President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, Speaker of Parliament Mohammad al-Halboosi, Nineveh Governor Najm al-Jubouri, as well as a slew of ministers …

Sudan’s former prime minister has warned that the ongoing conflict in the country could turn into one of the world’s worst civil wars if it is not kept in check. “God forbid if Sudan is to reach a point of civil war proper… Syria, Yemen, Libya will be a small …