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Israeli forces on Friday killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and the army said, with the latter adding that a soldier was lightly wounded. Mehdi Bayadsa, 29, was killed by “bullets from the occupation (Israel) near the Rantis military checkpoint, west of Ramallah,” the …

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel said Friday that “everything indicates” Russia is behind the Kakhovka dam breach, which Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of causing. The dam was destroyed on Tuesday, forcing thousands to flee their homes as water surged into the Dnipro River, flooding dozens of …

The Armed Forces of Ukraine incurred the losses as it pushed against Russian defenses, the military has claimed. Ukrainian forces have lost up to 1,240 troops and 39 tanks during one 24-hour period, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported in its latest daily update on Friday. This adds to the …

A classified document has revealed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) threatened to impose significant economic costs on Washington after US President Joe Biden warned Riyadh over its decision to slash oil production last fall. Even though the Saudi government publicly defended its actions politely via diplomatic statements, …

A coalition of Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza has condemned the Israeli regime’s attempts to “divide” time and space at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds between Muslims and Jews, decrying the potential step as a declaration of war. The Palestinian Resistance factions said in …

A shooting outside a high school graduation venue in Richmond, Virginia has left two Americans dead and five others injured as rampant gun violence continues to traumatize the people across the country. Richmond’s Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards said on Tuesday that a gunman opened fire as hundreds of people …

The eurozone has entered a technical recession in the first three months of 2023, bringing households under increasing pressure from rising living costs across the 20 countries that use the euro as their currency, Eurostat figures show. Figures from the EU’s statistics office showed Thursday that gross domestic product (GDP) fell …

Former US vice-president Mike Pence has formally launched his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, accusing former president Donald Trump of being unfaithful to the US constitution. The former Indiana governor and congressman formally announced his candidacy on Wednesday, saying “different times call for different leadership.” In a speech …

Around 600 square kilometers of Kherson region in Ukraine has been submerged by floodwater caused as a result of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, the regional governor says. The Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed early on Tuesday, with satellite images and videos on social media showing a …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned an attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled Kherson region as a ”barbaric act” by the Ukrainian side in his first reaction to the incident that prompted mass evacuations. According to Press TV, he made the remarks during a phone conversation with …

Schools across the US East Coast canceled outdoor activities, commercial airline traffic was slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in a thick yellowish haze. The US National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman have discussed cooperation within the OPEC+ and bilateral ties between the two countries. In a telephone conversation, the two praised Moscow-Riyadh cooperation within the context of the OPEC+, the Kremlin said in a statement. “Both sides praised the level …

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has lashed out at the Israeli regime’s brutal demolition policy, insisting that it will not hinder the Palestinian nation’s resolve to gain self-determination. Hamas Spokesman Mohammed Hamada declared in remarks on Wednesday that the Palestinian residents of occupied al-Quds would never leave their homeland despite the …

US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially joined critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul and urged the regime to ensure the independence of its judiciary while an Israeli minister censured her comments. Speaking at a ceremony organized by Israel’s embassy in Washington on the 75th anniversary …

A new report has revealed that 44% of Israeli youth deal with constant anxiety and depression, while 20% showed tendencies to take their own lives. The report, published by Hebrew-language media on Tuesday, covers the year 2022 and was conducted by ELEM, a nonprofit watchdog monitoring at-risk youth. “They shared …

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hailed the recent normalization of diplomatic relations between Damascus and the Arab world, saying the rapprochement will have a “positive impact” on neighboring Lebanon. He made the remarks on Tuesday during a meeting with former Lebanese president Michel Aoun in the Syrian capital after 14 …

Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through to the end of the summer after an unprecedented start to the fire season, officials said on Monday. Blazes are burning in nearly all Canadian provinces and territories, and …

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Java, Indonesia on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said.

Ten European countries have called on Israel to halt the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. In a joint statement issued on Sunday, the consulates general of Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Britain, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, and the Office of the European Union Representative to the …

Russia launched the biggest drone strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv a day after Ukraine struck oil pipeline installations and other targets deep inside Russia with a series of drone attacks. Serhiy Popko, the head of the Ukrainian military said in a statement on Sunday that the assault was …