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Israeli jets bomb residential buildings, killing four Palestinians as diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire remain stalled. Israeli fighter jets continued to pummel the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Wednesday, flattening residential buildings and killing at least four Palestinians, including a journalist. The latest raids came as Palestinian groups …

Iraqi armed forces on Wednesday launched a large-scale operation through three axes in different areas of Kirkuk to hunt down the remaining elements of the Islamic State (IS). Yehia Rasool, the spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, said the operation is supported by the country’s air force and military aviation. It …

The Ministry of Health and Environment has warned of a third epidemic wave of Coronavirus in the country. The Director-General of the Ministry’s Public Health Department, Riyadh Abdel-Amir Al-Halfi, said in a press statement today, Tuesday: “The infection rates have begun to be waived and we expect to continue in …

Iraqi sources reported on Tuesday that two US-led coalition logistics convoys were targeted in southern the country. A US-led coalition logistics convoy was hit by a roadside bomb on Tuesday afternoon in Al-Diwaniyah province, southern Iraq. No one was injured in the blast, which took place on the Al-Diwaniyah road …

Israel says its soldier was injured in a mortar attack while aid trucks were crossing the Kerem Shalom border into Gaza. A convoy of international aid trucks that started rolling into Gaza through Karem Abu Salem, (Kerem Shalom), a border crossing with Israel, was stopped on Tuesday when Israel closed …

The Spanish government has deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after thousands of migrants swam into the north African enclave, a source from the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Soldiers will patrol the border along with Spanish police. “This starts immediately,” the source said, without specifying …

A cyclone on India’s west coast has killed at least 19 people and damaged infrastructure and agriculture, while heavy rains continued to lash some regions even as weather officials said on Tuesday that the storm’s intensity had weakened. The cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall in the western state of Gujarat …

China is resisting bilateral talks with the United States on nuclear weapons, the US disarmament ambassador told a UN conference on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to advance efforts to reduce nuclear arms stockpiles. “Despite the PRC’s dramatic build-up of its nuclear arsenal, unfortunately, it continues to resist discussing nuclear risk …

Two police officers were shot in the Mid-Atlantic US state of Maryland on Monday while serving a warrant, local officials said in a statement. The attacker reportedly died after he barricaded himself inside his home for hours. It was, however, not immediately clear how he died. The incident took place …

The Israeli military has launched a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations across the Gaza Strip, while Palestinian resistance groups fired barrages of rockets at the southern part of the occupied territories, as diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire grow. Explosions were heard and balls of fire and plumes …

At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy and 33 were rescued, humanitarian organization Tunisian Red Crescent said on Tuesday. In recent weeks, drowning incidents have occurred off the Tunisian coast, with an increase in the frequency …

The Director of Public Health, Riyadh Abdul-Amir Al-Halfi, announced that: Only 500 thousand people received the vaccine out of 40 million, which represents 2% of the general population. He said in a press statement that: The quantities of the vaccine received in Iraq are not enough for everyone, but during …

Health authorities say the death toll includes 59 children as Israel’s bombardment enters its second week. The Israeli military launched another series of air raids on the Gaza Strip early on Monday, hours after its caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks on the Palestinian enclave would rage on. …

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, announced on Mon. that eight ISIS terrorists were killed in northern Iraq. Series of counter-terrorist operations of Iraqi army forces continue in different parts of the country. Iraqi forces launched a new operation against ISIS terrorists …

Powerful cyclone roaring in Arabian Sea moves towards Gujarat as authorities evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. Nearly 150,000 people have been moved from their homes in the Indian state of Gujarat to safety and authorities have closed ports and a main airport as the most intense cyclone in more …

Washington, a close ally of Israel, has reportedly blocked UNSC statements that condemned Israel’s military response and called for a ceasefire. A third United Nations Security Council emergency meeting in a week – amid the deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza – has again ended with no concrete outcome after the …

Some legislators say most recent US arms sales could be used as leverage on Israel to end violence. Some United States legislators are questioning whether a $735m approved weapons sale to Israel by President Joe Biden’s administration could be used as leverage amid the continuing bombardment of the Gaza Strip, …

The Governor of Nineveh, Najm Al-Jubouri, announced that 50 displaced families are coming from Al-Jada fifth camp to their areas in the city of Mosul, as part of the voluntary plan to return the displaced from the affected areas. In a press statement, Al-Jubouri said, “50 displaced families have returned …

Joe Biden is not the only US president to back Israel amid criticism of military operations and abuses against Palestinians. As the Palestinian death toll from Israel’s continuing bombardment of Gaza mounts, anger with US President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation is growing. On the same day that Israeli …

Muslim advocacy groups say they ‘cannot in good conscience’ join event as the US defends Israel amid Gaza attacks. Prominent Muslim advocacy groups in the United States are boycotting a White House event on Sunday to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, saying the Biden administration “aids, abets and …