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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday affirmed that the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed for the first time this year, is “a call for action to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred”. “Discrimination diminishes us all. We must stand up against it,” he said in a Twitter post. “Today & every day, …

Hot on the heels of the crashing of a US spy drone near the Russian territory in the Black Sea, Russia warns the United States that it will retaliate “proportionately” to all future American provocations. “Flights of American strategic unmanned aerial vehicles off the coast of Crimea are provocative in …

The United States has launched anti-submarine drills with Canada, India, Japan, and South Korea, according to the US Navy. The drill, dubbed Sea Dragon 23, started on Wednesday and will culminate in more than 270 hours of in-flight training, the US 7th Fleet said in a news release. Exercises range …

North Korea has test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea, the South Korean military says. According to Press TV, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement on Thursday that it had detected the launch from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 7:10 …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on an Africa visit also met representatives from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with officials in Ethiopia a dispute with downstream Egypt over Ethiopia’s completion of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. Egypt and Sudan have been in talks …

The diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States have plunged into a “lamentable state” amid a row between the two countries over a drone incident, Moscow says. The Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday the bilateral relations were in dire straits after the US accused Russia of …

An earthquake of 7.1 magnitudes struck the Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region has been hit by an earthquake of 7.1 magnitudes on Thursday, prompting Tsunami warnings. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the quake was …

The situation for Russian forces trying to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is “difficult,” because there are no signs Kyiv is ready to order a withdrawal of its troops, the Russian-installed leader of Ukraine’s Donetsk region said on Thursday. Russian forces – led by the private Wagner militia – …

North Korea has test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea, the South Korean military says. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement on Thursday that it had detected the launch from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 7:10 a.m. local time. The …

About 2.5 tons of natural uranium have disappeared in Libya, announced the UN nuclear agency, AFP reported. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, told the organization’s member states that inspectors on Tuesday found that 10 barrels containing uranium ore concentrate “were not available as previously announced” …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly instructed his cabinet ministers to avoid traveling to the United States and meeting American officials unless he receives an invite to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. “As long as I don’t visit there, nobody does,” an unnamed source …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned Moscow to operate its military aircraft with caution after Washington accused one of Russia’s jets of allegedly downing an American military drone in international airspace. Austin vowed on Wednesday that US aircraft will fly “wherever international law allows” after Russia’s ambassador to the …

Paris favors the wellbeing of its own industries to supporting Kyiv, a European diplomat told the paper. France is slowing down EU plans to help Ukraine replenish its dwindling stocks of shells amid its conflict with Russia, European sources told The Telegraph. Paris is looking to secure guarantees that a …

A meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria, scheduled for this week, has been postponed to an unspecified date, a source from the Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said last week that the deputy foreign ministers of the four …

Florida governor and likely presidential candidate Ron DeSantis derided the Biden administration’s “blank check funding” of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. DeSantis added the United States “has many vital national interests” but that “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” is not among them. DeSantis’s remarks are aligned …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says last year’s blasts targeting the Nord Stream gas pipelines were carried out on a state level, not by a pro-Ukraine group. Putin on Tuesday rejected as “complete nonsense” the idea that an autonomous pro-Ukraine group was behind the attacks. He said no amateur group could …

Russia’s ambassador to the United States says the US military’s “unacceptable actions” close to Russian territory are “a cause for concern,” urging Washington to stop “hostile” flights near the country’s borders. According to Press TV, Anatoly Antonov made the remarks in a post on his Telegram channel on Wednesday, a …

France is facing a fresh round of strikes over the highly contested pension reform planned by President Emmanuel Macron. Garbage piled up in the French capital, Paris, liquefied natural gas operations were suspended, and rail services were cancelled on Wednesday as union leaders urged laborers to walk out. It was …

North Korea has confirmed that it has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, saying the launches were a “demonstration drill” designed to train sub-military units to “annihilate the enemy” if necessary. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed the twin launches on Wednesday, saying a …

Russia’s ambassador to the United States says the US military’s “unacceptable actions” close to Russian territory are “a cause for concern,” urging Washington to stop “hostile” flights near the country’s borders. Anatoly Antonov made the remarks in a post on his Telegram channel on Wednesday, a day after Moscow said …