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Syria’s permanent representative to the UN has lashed out at the United States and the European Union for hampering the government’s efforts to improve humanitarian situation in the Arab country, saying the nation continues to suffer under the West’s illegal measures. “The suffering of the Syrian people continues as a …

Thousands of people have joined union protests in several cities across Greece to denounce the soaring cost of living. Some 10,000 demonstrators gathered outside parliament in the capital Athens on Saturday to protest spiking inflation, police said, as the government vowed to boost emergency support for households. “We are a …

At least four people have been killed and two are still missing in the wake of torrential downpours that unleashed decades-high floods in eastern Australia. Authorities in the eastern state of Queensland said on Saturday that two people have been killed overnight, bringing the death toll from the severe flooding …

Tents, makeshift shelters and dilapidated campervans line the streets of Skid Row as Mike Murase and his team tally the exploding population of homeless people in Los Angeles. In the United States’ second biggest city, the unhoused huddle by small fires, trying to keep warm on one of the coldest …

China’s President Xi Jinping has underlined the significance of Beijing’s cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, the North’s state KCNA news agency reported. Xi further emphasized that China is ready to “develop the China-DPRK relations of friendship and cooperation” under a “new situation,” KCNA …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is ready to dispatch a high-level delegation for talks with Ukraine in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the Kremlin says, as the Russian military campaign in Ukraine enters its second day. On Friday, Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was ready to “send a delegation at the level …

A new research has revealed that a record number of more than 400 healthcare staff in the United Kingdom have left the National Health Service (NHS) to revive their work-life stability over the past year. According to Press TV, the findings emerged in an assessment of the health service compiled …

The UN special coordinator for the West Asia peace process has expressed concern over the persisting violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories, saying the destabilizing deterioration of the situation in the absence of political solutions would “reset the trajectory.” “Across the West Bank, daily violence continues; tensions in al-Quds …

US President Joe Biden has tried to justify massive – though yet ineffective – Western sanctions against Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, by claiming that only other alternative would be to start a “Third World War.” “You have two options. Start a Third World War; go to war …

Fourteen people were shot before dawn Saturday morning at a hookah parlor and police said one man died and that two of those hit by gunfire suffered critical injuries. The shooting happened at about 3:15 a.m. local time and preliminary information indicated there was a party during which two people …

Ukraine’s embattled President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly rejected a US offer to evacuate him out of the nation’s capital of Kiev as Russian troops closed in on the city, insisting on staying put. The US government urged Zelensky early on Saturday to evacuate Kiev but he turned down the offer, …

The Pentagon is looking for ways to send additional lethal weapons into Ukraine to help Ukrainian forces counter Russia’s military action. “We’re continuing to look for ways to support Ukraine to defend themselves,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday. “And we’re very actively engaged in those efforts to help …

The United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt an anti-Russia resolution aimed at “deploring” Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. The Council put the draft resolution to vote on Friday. Russia, however, used its veto power against it. Any negative vote, known as veto, from the Council’s five permanent members …

The White House has announced the Biden administration will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top government officials in Moscow in response to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the announcement on Friday after the European Union said earlier in the day that …

A contingent of American F-35 fighter jets has arrived in Eastern Europe following Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine conflict. The US deployed a total of six F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to bases in Estonia, Lithuania and Romania after Russian …

Yemeni army forces and allied fighters from the Popular Committees, have separately intercepted and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) as well as a Saudi aircraft while flying in the skies over Yemen’s northern province of al-Jawf and the central province …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says it will be easier for the Kremlin to negotiate peace with the Ukrainian armed forces if they “take power” in the country. Putin directly addressed the Ukrainian army at a televised meeting with Russia’s Security Council on Friday, saying, “Take power into your own hands, it …

The British armed forces minister has warned against sending NATO and UK troops to Ukraine, amid an ongoing conflict between Russia and Kiev, saying any deployment would cause an “existential” threat. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said on Friday that British and NATO “troops should not (and) must not play an …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced martial law and urged people to remain calm. “Dear Ukrainian citizens, this morning President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas. Russia conducted strikes on our military infrastructure and our border guards. There were blasts heard in many cities of Ukraine. We’re introducing martial …

The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions against key members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, as well as a number of other figures involved in Russian politics and media, over the recent developments in Ukraine. According to Press TV, the EU announced the new sanctions against a total …