Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mobilization of thousands of extra troops for the war in Ukraine will escalate the conflict and his threat to use nuclear weapons was “dangerous and reckless rhetoric,” NATO’s secretary general said on Wednesday. Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia’s first mobilization since World War Two was not …

The measure will apply to members of the reserve forces and those with military experience Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization during an address to the nation on Wednesday morning. He said the Defense Ministry had recommended drawing military reservists into active service as the country faces …

Donald Trump’s lawyers resisted revealing whether he declassified materials seized in an FBI search of his Florida home as the judge appointed to review the documents planned his first conference on the matter on Tuesday. Judge Raymond Dearie on Monday circulated a draft plan to both sides that sought details …

The Coordination Framework’s candidate for the premiership of Iraq, Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani, convened a meeting with a group of lawmakers inside the parliament building to offer an insight into the program of the government he might lead, member of the State of Law Aref al-Hamami told Al-Ghadeer News. Following a …

The Pentagon said the US may provide “NATO compatible” tanks to Ukraine’s military to replace aging Soviet-era gear, a step towards deeper participation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Speaking to reporters at a briefing on Monday, a Pentagon spokesman was asked whether the administration of US President Joe Biden was considering …

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged rich countries to tax windfall profits of fossil fuel companies and use that money to help countries harmed by the climate crisis and people who are struggling with rising food and energy prices. Addressing world leaders at the 193-member UN General Assembly, the …

UKRAINE’S ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION JOINS RUSSIA ANNEXATION VOTES The Russian-held Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, home to Europe’s largest nuclear plant, will join three other occupied territories in holding votes on becoming part of Russia, a pro-Moscow official said Tuesday. “Today I signed an order on the holding of a referendum on …

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power, and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety. Two died in the Pacific port of Manzanillo, authorities said, one crushed by the …

Germany was pressing on Monday to secure liquefied natural gas contracts with Gulf producers and other European states outlined measures to conserve energy, with Russian flows running at severely reduced levels as winter approaches. Berlin said it aimed to sign LNG contracts in the United Arab Emirates to supply terminals …

Iraq’s army and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, al-Hashd al-Shaabi) carried out a large-scale campaign to purge the grand desert sprawling over a wide area between three governorates, an official press release said on Sunday. The statement issued by the PMF command in Nineveh said that a joint force from the …

Beijing says it “deplores” the US president’s latest interview, in which he indicated Washington’s readiness to defend Taiwan Beijing has issued a protest in response to US President Joe Biden’s latest remark that Washington could use its military to defend Taiwan. China considers the self-governing island to be a part …

Egypt unveiled Monday a sarcophagus of a senior royal official from over 3,200 years ago at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, the latest in a series of spectacular discoveries in the area. A team of Egyptian archaeologists from Cairo University found the red granite sarcophagus of Ptah-em-uya, “a …

E.ON has informed the German government of a leak at the Isar 2 nuclear power plant which has not compromised security but could complicate the government’s winter energy plan, the environment ministry said on Monday. Isar 2, in the southern state of Bavaria, had been scheduled to go offline at …

Armenia said Monday its foreign minister would meet his counterpart from Azerbaijan in their first talks after deadly border clashes between the arch foes last week jeopardized a peace process. The national security council in Armenia meanwhile on Monday revised its death toll from the fighting last week from 136 …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the 2022 UN General Assembly on Monday by highlighting the need to promote and execute the Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN in 2015. “We meet at the moment of great peril for our worlds,” Guterres said. “it is tempting to put our …

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin arrived at Windsor Castle, her final resting place, on Monday after a day of matchless pageantry that drew world leaders to her funeral and hundreds of thousands of well-wishers wanting to say farewell to a revered monarch. People lined the route her hearse took from London, throwing …

At least nine people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four still missing. In Cantiano, a village close to the neighboring Umbria region, residents were clearing mud from the streets, online …

China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday called for regional countries to reshape the international order at a summit in Uzbekistan touted as a challenge to Western global influence. Leaders should “work together to promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction,” Xi said at …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with food, fertiliser, and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at present. “I know that today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken …

The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in the Jordanian capital this week has risen to 13, local authorities said on Friday, after further bodies were found. At least 25 people were in the dilapidated building in Amman’s Webdeh district when it crumbled on Tuesday. Civil defence …