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A senior official from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, says the Palestinian nation and resistance groups will not remain silent in the face of the deteriorating economic situation in the Gaza Strip caused by the tight Israeli blockade and will take proper measures to assuage the sufferings of the …

A high-ranking United Nations official has warned that Yemen is spiraling faster toward food shortages and other humanitarian catastrophes, with millions of people in the Arab country ravaged by a Saudi-led war being “a step away” from famine and related diseases. “There is perhaps one overarching humanitarian priority and that …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the international forum to back Kyiv in its bid to overturn the 2014 seizure of Black Sea peninsula. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged to do all he can to recover the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula and urged international allies to support the effort. Speaking on Monday at …

Earlier reports suggested that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will personally ask US President Joe Biden to prolong the withdrawal deadline past August 31 France and Germany intend to fight to prolong the deadline for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan during the G7 online meeting, CNN reported Monday …

More than 20 people have been killed in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northwest. Local officials said nine people were killed when “unidentified persons” raided the village of Ungwan Dooh in Kaduna state’s Zangon Kataf district on Sunday. “Nine corpses have been recovered so far following a search of …

China has called on the United States to stop pointing the accusing finger at other countries over the lab-leaking theory concerning the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and to investigate its own bio-labs instead. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the call on Monday as he stressed that the …

Poland will build a fence along its border with Belarus and double the number of troops there, the defense minister said on Monday, to halt a flow of migrants the European Union says is being driven by Minsk in retaliation for EU sanctions. Poland and fellow EU states Lithuania and …

A dispute between progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic party has threatened passage of President Joe Biden’s nearly $5 trillion in spending plans for the United States, as Congress nears a key vote on the measures Monday. Biden’s Democratic allies controlling the House and Senate have for months been …

Spain will temporarily host up to 4,000 Afghans, who had worked for the United States, at two military bases used by the U.S. military in southern Spain, a government source told Reuters. According to an agreement signed on Monday between Madrid and Washington, the Afghans will be able to stay …

A fire has apparently broken out at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, amid ongoing evacuation efforts. Video footage shows a cloud of smoke rising from the airport. News of the blaze broke on Monday evening local time. Little is known about the fire’s severity or origin, but videos …

Far-right groups have clashed with leftist protesters in a chaotic street showdown in the US city of Portland, Oregon, which ended in a gunfight. Members of the Proud Boys, a frequently violent far-right group, and other extremists descended on Portland on Sunday for an event they called the “Summer of …

A top US lawmaker says America has “absolutely emboldened” Taliban in Afghanistan, suggesting that President Joe Biden should have reversed a deal clinched in the administration of former President Donald Trump. “We absolutely emboldened the Taliban,” said Rep. Liz Cheney on NBC News as the Biden administration was coming under …

As part of their nationwide campaign against an Israeli arms manufacturer, pro-Palestine activists in the UK have staged a protest outside the company’s plant in the borough of Oldham. Palestine Action, a London-based pro-Palestine advocacy group, shared a series of tweets showing masked activists standing on the roof of the …

Russia and Turkey are in the final stages of negotiating a new contract to supply Ankara with additional S-400 air defense units, Russia’s state-run arms exporter has announced. A new deal with Turkey on the delivery of the advanced medium-to-long-range air defense missile system is set to be signed soon, …

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official who is accused of being engaged in serious human rights abuse in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as Washington warned it would continue to target those involved in prolonging the conflict. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement …

Climate change activists held a demonstration in the City of London on Sunday as they started two weeks of protests focused on the capital’s financial district. About 200 demonstrators from the group Extinction Rebellion took part in the demonstration, aimed at highlighting the role of high finance in the climate …

The US State Department has reportedly come under a cyber attack with a possible breach of information. The extent of the attack and whether it has affected any operations is not clear in the Fox Business report, citing anonymous sources. According to Press TV, a US State Department spokesman, meanwhile, …

The famous “Changing the Guard” ceremony at Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace in London returned on Monday after an 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. The colorful ceremony sees The Queen’s Guard handing over responsibility for protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace to the New Guard, usually involving soldiers …

The US city of Portland has been rocked by rival rallies between far-right and left-wing groups, with right-wing Proud Boys and leftist Antifa members clashing in a violent street showdown. The violence erupted after a group of some 300 left-wing protesters swarming an area in central Portland and forcing a …

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed the United States for imposing new sanctions on Russia over its sprawling undersea pipeline project, transferring Russian gas to Europe. According to Press TV, the ministry criticized the US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 as a “groundless” move that violates international law. Washington claims …