Pakistan has reopened a major Afghan border crossing that was shut for trade and transit after security forces clashed last week, officials from both sides said on Monday. As the crossing opened on Monday, three people were wounded in another clash reported on a northwestern border with Afghanistan, an Afghan …

The head of Russia’s state-run atomic energy agency, Rosatom, warned on Monday there was a risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, following renewed shelling over the weekend. Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations of shelling the facility for months since Russian forces took …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town. Erdogan also renewed warnings that those attacking Turkey will pay dearly, a day after Ankara’s forces launched air raids …

Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has met with the Jordanian King Abdullah II, an official readout said on Monday. Al-Sudani arrived in the Jordanian capital city, Amman, earlier today on the first foreign trip of his premiership. According to the readout, Prime Minister al-Sudani and King Abdullah discussed …

Today, Monday, the office of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, published the details of his round of talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein. The office said in a statement followed by (Al-Ghadeer) that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani met today, the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of …

Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, on Sunday, received the US Ambassador, Ms. Alina Romanowski. During the meeting, they discussed the reality of Iraqi-American relations and ways to develop them and strengthen the existing partnership between the two countries at various levels and fields. They also discussed sustaining the …

The Detainees Affairs Commission of the Palestine Liberation Organization says the Israeli regime has detained over 50,000 Palestinian children since the occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967. The PLO Detainees Affairs Commission said on Sunday the majority of children were arrested from their homes at night …

A LATAM Airlines jet collided with a firetruck on the runway as it was taking off from the airport in Peru’s capital Lima on Friday, resulting in the death of two firefighters, the carrier said. Peru’s health ministry said at 7:00 p.m. (0000 GMT) that 20 passengers were being treated …

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International …

“Heroic” clubgoers fought and stopped a gunman shortly after he opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 18 others, police said on Sunday. Police identified the suspect as Anderson Lee Aldrich, a 22-year-old man, who was taken into custody minutes after the shooting …

President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of feeding anti-French propaganda in Africa to serve “predatory” ambitions in troubled African nations, where France has suffered military setbacks and a wider loss of influence over recent years. Speaking on the sidelines of a summit of French-speaking nations in Tunisia, Macron was asked to …

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Sunday met with his British counterpart, James Cleverly, on the sidelines of the Manama dialogue 2022 in Bahrain. According to a readout issued by the Iraqi foreign ministry, the pair discussed the bilateral ties between Iraq and the United Kingdom, and Baghdad’s role in …

Joe Biden turns 80 on Sunday, making him the first octogenarian president in US history. He is set to celebrate his birthday with a brunch hosted by his wife, Jill, a celebration that got an extra lift this weekend with his granddaughter’s wedding at the White House on Saturday. With …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China would consider hosting the third Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2023. The Chinese Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation initiative has been presented by Xi as the revival of the ancient Silk Road for trade between the East …

Today, Saturday, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amiri, mourned the martyrs of the Ali al-Akbar Brigade (peace be upon him) in the Popular Mobilization Forces in Hamrin District and the martyrs of the Iraqi army during the terrorist attack in Kirkuk. Al-Amiri said in a statement received by …

Prime Minister Muhammad Al-Sudani affirmed that the fight against administrative and financial corruption is among our priorities, because of this phenomenon of a serious threat to the overall plans, programs and policies implemented by any government, whether the federal government or local governments. He said during a meeting attended by …

Head of the Popular Mobilization Commission, Faleh Al-Fayyad, confirmed that the Popular Mobilization Commission is a military entity under the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Al-Fayyadh said in a brief statement: “We will implement the decision of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, and we …

On Saturday, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched a large-scale operation against ISIS in the Hemrin Mountains, northeast of the Al-Azim district of Diyala governorate. PMF Operations Commander Talib al-Moussawi said in a statement that the operation is carried out on five “axis,” which are “the Sandej axis, the Al-Nayasim …

NATO claims two Russian fighter jets made an unsafe and unprofessional approach toward Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) during routine operations in the Baltic Sea. The jets flew over the force at an altitude of 300 feet (91 meters) and a distance of 80 yards (73 meters) on Thursday …