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Russia says it is capable of taking full control of major cities of Ukraine and possesses enough military might to achieve its planned objectives in the European country without external help, including from China. “The defense ministry of the Russian Federation, while ensuring the maximum safety of the civilian population, …

Former US President Donald Trump has denounced President Joe Biden’s “weakness, cowardice and incompetence” in ending the Ukraine conflict, and warned that “this could lead to World War III.” Trump said that “there is still a path for him to end this tragedy without getting Americans snared into a gruesome …

China has placed millions of people under lockdown to stem a surge in coronavirus infections, following a two-fold rise in the number of cases nationwide to nearly 3,400. According to Press TV, the southern tech hub of Shenzhen was put under a citywide lockdown on Sunday after it reported 66 …

Republican Sen. Rob Portman says he does not understand why Ukraine should not receive MiG-29 fighter jets when it has already been supported in other ways by the US and its NATO allies.q According to Press TV, his remarks come after US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday the United …

The average regular-grade gasoline prices rose 22 percent over the past two weeks amid Western sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine which disrupted the global energy market. The price shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon, Industry …

A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has warned of attacks targeting “very sensitive” positions inside the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for a “deliberate” campaign to starve the Yemeni people, specifically through an ongoing siege imposed on Yemen by a Saudi-led military coalition. Referring to the siege on Yemen, …

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced that he will not run in the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 15 and that he will instead support the efforts of the elected individuals. While announcing the news in a television address on Monday, the Lebanese premier called on Lebanese people to turn …

Diplomatic efforts to broker peace between the warring sides in Ukraine have gathered momentum with negotiators from Moscow and Kiev resuming fresh round of talks on Monday. The fourth round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which comes after both sides hailed progress in earlier rounds despite no significant …

The United States says China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions imposed by Washington and its allies in response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday, …

British prime minister Boris Johnson is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia this week to lobby for action to keep oil prices in check amid a growing crisis in the global energy market. The British premier’s visit is reportedly aimed at lobbying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin …

US forces and SDF militants have reportedly transferred dozens of Daesh terrorists from detention camps in Syria’s eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr to facilities in the neighboring Province of Hasakah. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television, citing local sources, said they relocated scores of the extremists to the Industrial Secondary Prison and Ghweiran …

Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has condemned the latest execution of over 80 prisoners in a single day in Saudi Arabia, saying it brings to the fore the true face of the Saudi regime, which practices the ugliest forms of sectarian discrimination. “This regime wears the dress of Islam, but is …

Saudi Arabia has executed 81 prisoners in a single day over ‘terror-related offenses,’ in the largest mass execution carried out by the Wahhabi state in recent memory. In an announcement on Saturday, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said 81 inmates, including seven Yemenis and a Syrian, were executed, alleging that …

The US military says there is no “imminent” threat of a chemical attack by Russia in Ukraine after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sounded the alarm on the issue. In an increasing propaganda offensive against Russia, the United States and its allies have claimed that Moscow may deploy chemical weapons …

A new report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Israeli forces have martyred eight Palestinians and injured 140 others, including 20 children, in the occupied Palestinian territories in a span of two weeks. The latest data was released in the bi-weekly Protection of Civilians …

The United Nations war crimes panel on Syria urges the United States to investigate the civilian casualties caused by American airstrikes on the Arab country. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic reiterated a “recommendation to the United States and …

Palestinian resistance movements have condemned the visit paid by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Turkey that comes amid intensified Israeli attacks on Palestinians. The Islamic Jihad movement on Wednesday slammed Ankara for welcoming Isaac Herzog in Turkey, saying the move –which comes amid intensified Israeli attacks on Palestinians in al-Quds, …

The Afghan embassy in Washington will shut down in the coming week amid severe financial pressure and cut off from the new Taliban government in Kabul, according to a senior US State Department official. Its diplomats, holdovers from the former US-backed government, could be under threat by the ruling Taliban …

A senior Russian Defense Ministry official says the humanitarian situation in some Ukrainian cities continues to decline rapidly, blaming Ukraine’s nationalist forces for the worsening situation. “Unfortunately, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is continuing to deteriorate rapidly, and in some cities it has reached catastrophic proportions,” said the Head of …

Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into a missile India said it accidentally fired into its territory, rejecting New Delhi’s decision to hold an internal inquiry into the incident and calling on the international community to play a role. “Such a serious matter cannot be addressed with the simplistic …