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Dozens of people have been injured in new clashes between Palestinians and Zionist regime forces who raided towns and villages across the West Bank, amid soaring tensions over Israeli regime plans to forcibly evict Palestinian families from their homes in the occupied al-Quds and frequent desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque …

An Israeli official has reportedly floated the idea of buying uninhabited Greek islands in the Mediterranean Sea in order to evacuate and relocate Israeli settlers in case of a missile attack or natural disaster events. Avri Steiner, a representative of the Blue and White centrist and liberal political alliance led by Israeli Minister …

At least one person was killed, 50 homes were destroyed and nearly 500 others evacuated in central Texas after a wildfire burned more than 45,000 acres (17,700 hectares), officials said. The wildfire, a set of blazes west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area called the Eastland Complex fire, began on Thursday …

China reported its first two COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, the National Health Commission said Saturday, both coming in the northeastern province of Jilin as the country faces its worst case upsurge since the pandemic’s outset. The deaths were the first reported in China since January 26, 2021. …

A US military plane taking part in NATO exercises has crashed in Norway, killing all four American troops on board, the Scandinavian country’s army said Saturday. The four were taking part in the Cold Response military exercises involving 30,000 troops from NATO and partner countries. About 200 planes and some …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine enters its 24th day. “This is the time to meet, to talk, time for renewing territorial integrity and fairness for Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video posted to Facebook on …

Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has vowed not to cede his country’s rights over French colonialist crimes against Algeria, saying such rights “are not subject to the statute of limitations.” Tebboune made the remarks on Friday in a statement on the 60th anniversary of the Evian peace accords between France and Algeria which …

The United States believes that Russia may lean into its nuclear threat to project its strength as its military operation in Ukraine drags on, according to an assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency. The assessment was detailed in a report on global threats submitted to the House Armed Services Subcommittee …

A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race. According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a “racially biased corporate …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his American counterpart, Joe Biden, that the ongoing war in Ukraine has to end as soon as possible. During a nearly two-hour-long video conference, Xi said Washington and its NATO allies needed to hold dialog with Moscow to solve the “crux” of the Ukraine crisis …

NATO defense ministers have agreed to task military commanders to come up with measures to bolster the alliance in Europe at an emergency meeting due to the “new reality” ushered in by the Russia-Ukraine war. “We need to reset our military posture for this new reality,” NATO Secretary General Jens …

Russia has slammed US President Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over the Russian military offensive in Ukraine, denouncing the comment as “unacceptable and unforgivable.” “We believe such rhetoric to be unacceptable and unforgivable on the part of the head of a state whose bombs have …

The United States will send Ukraine 100 killer drones as part of the Biden administration’s massive military aid package, Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told POLITICO. According to Press TV, the revelation comes after US President Joe Biden announced the new $800 …

Americans protesting anti-Asian violence gathered in Atlanta and other US cities on Wednesday to mark one year since a mass shooting of women of Asian heritage in Atlanta-area spas awoke the nation to the spike in hate incidents against the community. According to Press TV, advocates organized events in a …

The Pentagon will ask for 61 F-35 stealth fighters from the security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin Corp in its next budget, 33 less than the original plan, according to a Bloomberg report. The US Defense Department had earlier planned to request 94 warplanes in the fiscal budget for 2023, …

In a veiled warning, the US government has asked India to consider its place in “history books” as the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi mulls Russia’s offer for discounted crude oil. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, said India’s plan to purchase cheaper crude …

A suspect in shootings of five homeless men, two fatally, in Washington and New York, was taken into custody on Tuesday by federal agents in Washington, but New York police said investigators were still gathering evidence to charge him with the New York crimes. Gerald Brevard, 30, of southeast Washington, …

A top US general says the United States will sell advanced F-15 fighter jets to Egypt in spite of concerns about Cairo’s human rights record. According to Press TV, Central Command Head General Frank McKenzie told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the deal for the jets came after a …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system” in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine. According to reports, addressing correspondents outside the UN Security Council in New York on Monday, the top UN official said 45 African …

Sudanese protesters have rallied across the African country against persisting military rule and economic woes, while security forces reportedly opened fire to disperse them. On Monday, demonstrators in the capital Khartoum took to the streets against the October coup and rising prices, as the cost of bread and transport has …