North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has firmly warned to respond to US threats with nuclear weapons amid Washington’s ramped-up military activities in the region, including joint exercises with Seoul and Tokyo. North Korea’s official news agency KCNA said on Saturday that Kim made the warning after he personally oversaw Pyongyang’s …

Brazil President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that the United Nations Security Council needs to change and that there should be more members representing all continents. “The UN Security Council needs to change, it needs to have more people representing all continents, and it needs to end the idea …

Hungary has slammed the European Union’s sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine, as a counterproductive intervention in the conflict that could quickly turn the bloc into an actual “belligerent.” “It’s a step towards war, if someone intervenes economically in a military conflict,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban said …

Tunisian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Zarzis on Friday who were trying to reach the island of Djerba, where leaders of French-speaking countries are slated to attend a summit. The demonstrators that were demanding an answer for the Tunisian migrants who have been missing for two …

Russian Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of committing “war crimes” by, what Moscow denounces as, execution of more than 10 Russian soldiers. “No one will be able to paint the deliberate and methodical murder of more than 10 restrained Russian soldiers… who were shot in the head, as a ‘tragic …

More than two dozen unaccompanied underage migrants aboard the controversial Ocean Viking refugee rescue ship have gone missing from their reception center, authorities said on Thursday. The council in the southern Var department, according to reports, said the public prosecutor had been told that 26 of 44 minors under full …

Japan’s inflation surged by 3.6 percent in October from the previous year, marking a 40-year high, amid weakening yen and soaring energy prices, the government said in a report on Friday. The government data showed the nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices but includes …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back at Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record at his opening press conference of the World Cup on Saturday, blasting their “hypocrisy”. The build-up to the tournament in the Gulf state, which starts on Sunday, has been dominated by concerns over Qatar’s treatment of …

Iraq’s new President Abdullatif Rashid held a meeting with Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi at al-Salam Palace in Baghdad earlier today. ‏According to the readout, President Rashid discussed with his guest the latest updates on the political situation in the country, the new Iraqi cabinet and its government program, and the …

Environmental activists on Friday dumped orange paint over an outdoor sculpture by the American artist Charles Ray in central Paris, the latest in a string of artwork defacements aimed at spurring greater government efforts to fight climate change. The lifesize “Horse and Rider” stands in front of the Bourse de …

Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has officially announced his candidacy to become the House Democratic leader after Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not be seeking re-election to party leadership. He is unlikely to face any opposition for the post after current House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced on …

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency managed to capture five persons with links to the terrorist organization of ISIS in a tight ambush in the desert of al-Anbar, a spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major-General Yehya Rasool revealed. The arrestees were caught in possession of weaponry, explosive material, and …

Saudi Arabia has executed twice as many people in 2022 as it did last year, according to an AFP tally, highlighting a rise in capital punishment that is condemned by rights groups. The latest execution was of a Jordanian national convicted of smuggling amphetamine tablets, the official Saudi Press Agency …

The latest missile launched fell into Japanese waters and flew around 6,000km, according to South Korean and Japanese estimates, but has the capacity to go much further – approx. 15,000km – which “could cover the entire mainland United States,” the Japanese Defense Minister said. The US scrambled to “all necessary …

Russia’s defense ministry said on Friday that Ukraine had executed more than 10 Russian prisoners of war with direct shots to the head. The defense ministry was responding to a video circulated on social media which it said showed the execution of Russian prisoners of war. The defense ministry said …

Hundreds of Twitter Inc employees are estimated to have decided to quit the beleaguered social media company following a Thursday deadline from new owner Elon Musk that staffers sign up for “long hours at high intensity,” or leave. The departures highlight the reluctance of some of Twitter’s 3,000 or so …

The US Department of State has given Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi despite Joe Biden’s earlier promise to hold the de facto ruler accountable for the crime. In a statement on Thursday, the US State Department announced that it …

Russia’s ambassador to Baghdad, Elbrus Kotrachev, on Thursday said that his country seeks to develop his country’s “cooperation and partnership” with Iraq. Kotrachev’s remarks came during a meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, Mohammad Shia al-sudani, in the latter’s office in the Iraqi capital earlier today. According to a readout …

Following investigation, Public Prosecutor’s Office says remains of explosives found at blast sites Swedish investigators confirmed on Friday that the blasts damaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines earlier this year were due to major sabotage. The Public Prosecutor’s Office said the remains of explosives had been found at the site, …

In a reversal, alcoholic beer will not be sold at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums, world soccer governing body FIFA said in a statement on Friday. The announcement comes two days before Sunday’s kickoff of the World Cup. “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made …