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Jordanian lawmakers have called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador following “racist” remarks by a far-right Israeli minister, who recently denied the existence of the Palestinian people. During the legislative session on Wednesday, Jordanian House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed al-Safadi called on the government to take action in response …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said a deeply unpopular new law that raises the retirement age was necessary and would enter into force by the end of the year. “Do you think I enjoy doing this reform? No,” Macron said in a rare TV interview. “But there are not …

North Korea has fired cruise missiles off its east coast as the United States and South Korea plan to hold their largest joint military drills in the region in June. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement that North Korea appears to have fired multiple cruise …

The former US president has indicated on social media that he expects to be arrested in hush-money case Former US president Donald Trump has told his advisers that he would like to be handcuffed in a potential upcoming court appearance if he is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for …

Washington believes it’s the “government of the world,” Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has claimed Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has bristled over his government being accused by the US State Department of human rights abuses, and dismissed his country’s neighbors to the north as “liars.” Speaking at a press …

Iran has roundly dismissed the US State Department’s recent report on the situation of human rights in the country, saying that Washington has no qualification to make a comment about human rights and lecture others on the matter. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani on Wednesday rejected the annual report as …

Members “need to deliver more in a more dangerous world,” the secretary general of the US-led military bloc says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged member states to boost their defense spending, saying the US-led alliance expected more countries to meet the 2% of GDP target in 2022. Stoltenberg …

More than a dozen people have been killed and scores more injured after a strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush mountain range stretching along northern parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The earthquake struck late on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 44 in northwest Pakistan. At …

China and Russia are deepening cooperation on a key atomic technology that has Pentagon planners on edge because of its potential to upset the global balance of nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping announced a long-term deal to continue developing so-called fast-neutron reactors. The announcement …

A report has found that London’s Metropolitan Police Service, the biggest police force in Britain, is riddled with deep-seated racism and misogyny. The review, published Tuesday, noted that London police have lost the confidence of the public, stressing that it must “change itself” or risk being broken up. “It is …

A newly enacted law will still allow for redactions to keep most highly classified information under wraps US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that directs the federal government to declassify material related to the genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the White House suggesting “potential links” between the …

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital. He …

Syria has strongly denounced as “theatrical” an international conference in Brussels to purportedly raise funds for the victims of last month’s devastating earthquake, stating that the United States and its Western allies would instead lift sanctions on the crisis-hit country than organize such sham events. “Any improvement in the living …

Russia has opened a criminal case against chief prosecutor and judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to an arrest warrant they issued for President Vladimir Putin on war crime charges. The Hague-based Court announced on Friday that it had issued arrest warrants for Putin and another key Russian official …

Four out of ten of the public hospitals in Britain are using outdated medical equipment such as X-ray machines, CT scanners and radiotherapy treatment devices, Britain’s Liberal Democrat lawmakers have reported, citing a new research. The public health service in Britain is using hundreds of old X-ray machines, CT scanners …

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says US drone flights over the Black Sea are a sign of direct US involvement in the Ukraine war. “It is quite obvious what these drones are doing, and their mission is not at all a peaceful mission to ensure the safety of shipping in …

Moscow and Beijing have a lot of common goals and tasks, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on Monday. “We have a lot of joint tasks, goals,” Putin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin also congratulated his Chinese counterpart on re-election, Sputnik reported. “Dear chairman, …

Two students were injured after a shooting at a Texas high school on Monday and a suspect is in custody, police and school district officials said. The shooting happened on the Lamar High School campus in Arlington outside a school building, news outlets report. The school was placed in lockdown …

In yet another hostile move against Iran, Britain has imposed sanctions on more senior officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including those who it claimed were responsible for managing the elite force’s financial investments. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Monday that it has …

The Chinese leader’s visit comes at a time when bilateral relations are at an all-time high, according to Russian officials Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day state visit to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During the summit, the two sides will discuss …