A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has shed light on his agenda during his official visit to Egypt. In an official press release on Monday, the premier’s media office said that al-Sudani was officially welcomed his Egyptian counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly, at the Cairo …
Read More »Turkey’s victorious Erdogan demands recognition of northern Cyprus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan redoubled his call Monday for the international recognition of northern Cyprus, making the Mediterranean statelet his first port of call since his re-election. Erdogan met the north’s leader Ersin Tatar, whose rule is recognized only by Turkey, two weeks after extending his two-decade rule until …
Read More »North Korea’s leader vows to ‘hold hands’ with Russia’s Putin for cooperation
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un says he will “hold hands” with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, offering “full support and solidarity” to Moscow. In a message to Putin on the occasion of Russia’s national day on Monday, Kim called for “closer strategic cooperation” with Moscow, and “holding hands firmly with …
Read More »Israeli forces arrest senior Hamas leader in occupied West Bank
Israeli military forces have arrested a high-ranking leader of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement during a raid in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, in the latest upsurge of violence in the region. Local sources said large numbers of Israeli forces conducted a raid early on Monday on …
Read More »Silvio Berlusconi: former Italian prime minister has died at 86
Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister who transformed the nation’s politics with polarising policies and often alarmed his allies with his brazen remarks, died on Monday aged 86. Berlusconi, Italy’s longest-serving premier who counted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a close friend and gained notoriety …
Read More »UN report finds ‘strong and symbiotic’ links between Afghan Taliban, TTP
The link between the Afghan Taliban and proscribed militant outfits Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains “strong and symbiotic”, a report published by the United Nations (UN) said. The fourteenth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the UN Security Council’s 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee — released …
Read More »Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Russian vessel near gas pipelines in Black Sea
Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had made unsuccessful attempt to attack a Russian naval ship with six high-speed drone boats as the Russian vessel patrolled major natural gas pipelines in the Black Sea. The ‘Priazovye’ ship was carrying out what Russia’s defense ministry said was “monitoring of the situation …
Read More »Iran’s Leader says ‘nothing wrong’ with a nuclear deal with West
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says there is nothing wrong with reaching a deal if Iran’s nuclear infrastructure remains untouched, urging vigilance when dealing with the West, as “it has reneged on its promises many times and its untrustworthiness is now proven.” The Leader made the …
Read More »Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital after 24-hour truce expires
Heavy clashes and artillery fire erupted across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday and residents reported air strikes soon after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had brought a brief lull to eight weeks of fighting between rival military factions. Witnesses said the fighting between the army and the paramilitary …
Read More »Twenty-two killed in ordnance blast in Somalia
Twenty-two people, including two children, died in southern Somalia when mortar shells exploded, a local district official said on Friday. Abdi Ahmed Ali told a press conference that a blast “caused by unexploded mortar shells” occurred near the town of Qoryoley, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of the capital, …
Read More »US bans imports from China-based Ninestar Corp over Uyghurs
The United States on Friday banned imports from China-based printer maker Ninestar Corp and a chemical company over alleged human rights abuses in China, according to a post for the Federal Register. Ninestar, whose website says it is the world’s fourth-largest laser printer manufacturer, and Xingjang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd, …
Read More »Trump lawyers quit in documents case; Trump aide indicted
Two lawyers defending Donald Trump quit the case on Friday, one day after the former U.S. president was indicted on federal charges of illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes. The Wall Street Journal at the same time reported that Trump’s former military valet, Walt Nauta, had been charged …
Read More »Iraq, Pakistan agree to boost economic, trade and investment ties
Iraq and Pakistan have agreed to strive for strengthening and expanding the bilateral economic, trade and investment ties in the traditional and non-traditional sectors, and also through “Pakistan-Iraq Business Council” to further augment trade ties between the two countries. This was announced in a joint statement, issued simultaneously here in …
Read More »Biden to hold first 2024 presidential campaign event in Pennsylvania
US President Joe Biden will hold his first campaign event next week in the swing state of Pennsylvania, according to a statement released by the White House. Biden, 80, will attend a rally with union members in Philadelphia on June 17, the statement said. Biden said in April he would …
Read More »Putin says Ukrainian offensive has begun, but failed so far
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine had begun a major offensive against Russia’s army but that Ukrainian forces had failed to achieve their objectives despite intense fighting over at least three days. “We can state for sure that this offensive has begun. This is evidenced by the use of strategic …
Read More »Israel arming Myanmar amid ongoing Rohingya crackdown – Report
A rights group has revealed that Israel provided Myanmar’s military junta with arms equipment despite a US and European Union embargo imposed over the country’s genocide against members of the Rohingya Muslim minority. The rights group Justice for Myanmar said in a report published on Thursday that the Israeli arms …
Read More »U.N. suspends food aid to Ethiopia, citing ‘widespread food diversion’
The U.N.’s World Food Program said Friday it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia due to widespread diversion of food. The WFP said in a statement that nutrition assistance to children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and school meals programs will continue despite the suspension. “Food diversion is absolutely unacceptable …
Read More »Trump admitted on tape he didn’t declassify ‘secret’ military docs he kept
Former President Donald Trump was recorded in 2021 acknowledging that he had kept “secret” military documents from his time in office without first declassifying them. The recording of the 76-year-old’s admission has been obtained by federal prosecutors, who secured an indictment of Trump on charges including willful retention of national …
Read More »Saudi Arabia, US announce 24-hour ceasefire in Sudan between SAF, RSF
Saudi Arabia and the US announced Friday that the rival Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will observe a 24-hour country-wide ceasefire. The ceasefire between the warring factions would begin on June 10 at 6:00 a.m. local time, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in …
Read More »Are Canadian wildfires under control? Here’s what to know.
The thick smoke and haze that turned the New York City skyline orange and brought some of the worst air quality levels the Northeast has seen in decades was spawned by a series of wildfires burning in Canada. The fires, which began in early June and have affected Ontario and …
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