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Ukraine has rejected calls from Russia to de-mine its ports around the Black Sea to resume grain shipments, accusing Moscow of trying to “attack” the port of Odessa, the largest seaport in the crisis-stricken country. Sergiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for Odessa’s regional administration, in a statement on Wednesday, noted that …

The Israeli regime is openly putting pressure on the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to censure Iran’s peaceful nuclear energy program. “We expect the IAEA (the International Atomic Energy Agency’s) Board of Governors to place a clear warning light in front of the government in Tehran, and make it clear that …

A Turkish military convoy has reportedly crossed the common border into Syria, ignoring repeated warnings by Damascus for Ankara to respect the country’s territorial integrity. The Turkish convoy, the second one to enter the Arab country within the space of a week, made its way into the Syrian territory through …

A high-level team of United Nations investigators has said the Israeli regime’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence across the Occupied Territories. The team, appointed last year by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe “all underlying root causes” of …

Russian and Syrian fighter jets have conducted a joint aerial patrol over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and participated in real combat conditions against mock enemy warplanes and unmanned military aircraft. Syria’s official news agency SANA said the mission involved Russia’s Sukhoi Su-24, Su-34 and Su-35 twin-engine fighter bombers, besides six …

US students at a prominent New York university have denounced a decision by a city council member to remove funds allocated to providing free legal services to the community. According to Press TV, the decision to pull $50,000 in funding came after the City University of New York School of …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told senators the United States faces “unacceptable levels of inflation” and an appropriate budgetary stance is needed to help reduce inflationary pressures without damaging the economy. According to Press TV, Yellen on Tuesday told the Senate Finance Committee that President Joe Biden’s proposed spending …

Democrats in the US Senate claimed on Tuesday they were encouraged by talks with Republicans on firearms legislation but warned that any compromise would fall well short of all the steps they say are needed to curb gun violence. “Every day we get closer to an agreement, not farther away,” …

The United States, South Korea and Japan have flown warplanes over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea that is reportedly planning another nuclear test. On Tuesday, four US F-16 fighter jets flew in formation with 16 South Korean planes, including F-35A stealth fighters, …

The US-led NATO alliance says it does not guarantee Russia that it will not deploy nuclear weapons on the territories of its two prospective new members, Finland and Sweden. According to Press TV, in an interview, NATO’s Deputy Secretary-General Camille Grand said it is up to the individual countries whether …

Muslim community leaders in Canada have renewed demands from the government to deal with Islamophobia a year after four members of a Muslim family were killed in a terrorist hate attack. They met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and lawmakers in the capital, Ottawa, on Monday to call for meaningful measures …

Seven out of 10 Muslims in the UK say they have experienced some form of anti-Islamic treatment in their workplace, a recent poll shows. According to a poll conducted by the Savanta ComRes, anti-Islamic behavior in Europe and in the UK has increased in recent years. The survey found that …

EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi says negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the European Union have been stalled since Ankara has failed to comply with the bloc’s standards on human rights. “Turkey has continued to move away from the EU, this is why accession negotiations with Turkey remain …

The director of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound says Israel’s unrelenting violations at the holy site will lead to what he has termed uncontrollable explosion. In a statement released on Sunday, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani said the occupying regime has been desperately attempting to alter the status quo of the holy site by encouraging …

Fierce street fighting rages in Ukraine’s strategic city of Severodonetsk, as Russia is pushing to completely bring the eastern Donbas region under its control. “The situation is changing every hour, but at the same time there’s enough forces and resources to repel attacks,” Severodonetsk mayor Oleksandr Striuk said, pledging that …

Sudan’s security forces have shot another anti-coup protester, marking the 100th death in anti-coup demonstrations since October. According to Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, this was the fourth death after the lifting of a state of emergency. The demonstrator was killed most likely by buckshot during a rally in the …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned as an “outrageous action” the decision by three eastern European countries to block his plane, saying the move was “unprecedented” and “unthinkable.” As a result of waves of tough sanctions against Moscow over its “special military operation” in Ukraine that has begun on …

China has warned Canada and Australia to stop their provocations or face “severe consequences,” after Ottawa and Canberra accused Chinese warplanes of intercepting their reconnaissance aircraft in the Pacific Ocean. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a regular press briefing on Monday, after Canada accused Beijing of …

The United States has issued waivers to Spanish and Italian oil companies to receive Venezuelan crude in an attempt to reduce their heavy reliance on Russian energy. Media reports on Sunday said the US State Department issued waivers to Spain’s Repsol SA and Italy’s Eni SpA to begin taking Venezuelan …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote in his leadership of the ruling Conservative Party on Monday after several lawmakers submitters letters expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership in the wake of the Partygate scandal. “The threshold of 15 percent (54 lawmakers) of the parliamentary party seeking a …