North Korea has denounced the US pledges of sending battle tanks to Ukraine, saying that the decision reflects a “sinister intention” and Washington is “further crossing the red line” to win hegemony by proxy war. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister Kim Yo Jong on Saturday warned against Washington’s escalating …

People have held monumental rallies across several Muslim countries throughout the world, condemning instances of desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Europe. In Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka, Muslims gathered outside a mosque after Friday prayers to voice outrage over acts of blasphemy targeting the Muslim holy book by extremist European …

The Kremlin’s press secretary says former US President Donald Trump has got it right in his observation regarding his successor’s opposition to restoring peace in Ukraine. Trump basically nailed it by suggesting that the White House could put an end to the Ukraine conflict in no time, Dmitry Peskov said …

The Russian communications watchdog, Roscomnadzor, has restricted users’ access to the websites of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Roscomnadzor’s service, which provides data on any restrictions of access to websites and web pages, reported on Friday that access from Russia had been limited …

The documentary alleges that Modi ordered police to turn a blind eye to deadly riots while he was Gujarat state’s chief minister. Police have detained many students in the Indian capital, New Delhi, over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role during the deadly …

Iraq’s military has proceeded with building a road that traverses a “hot territory” in Diyala in a bid to eradicate sleeping ISIS cells and repatriate the internally displaced citizens to their hometowns, a local official said on Saturday.

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, ended his one-day visit to France on Saturday. Al-Sudani’s media office stated that Iraq and France signed “the strategic partnership agreement,” which included more than 50 items for cooperation in various fields during the visit. The Iraqi and French officials also signed memorandums …

Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, held a conference to announce the opening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad. Hussein called to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and activate the joint 40 agreements for better-boosting ties. “After 25 years, the …

People have held monumental rallies across several Muslim countries throughout the world, condemning instances of desecration of the Holy Quran in Europe. Mass demonstrations erupted in the capital Baghdad and various Iraqi cities to renounce Paludan protest in Sweden on January 21 and a similar incident in the Netherlands last …

American taxpayers are footing the bill for the conflict while domestic issues are being neglected, a group of Republicans in Congress has claimed. Several Republican lawmakers have raised red flags about the decision by the administration of US President Joe Biden to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The move …

A Muslim teen has been hospitalized after being shot twice by a US police officer in Tracy, California on Friday. The 17-year-old was armed with a knife and was reportedly chasing another male. After the Tracy Police Department received a call regarding a “suspicious circumstance between two male subjects,” an …

The footage sheds light on the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols by Memphis law enforcement officers The US city of Memphis, Tennessee released several videos on Friday showing the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by police. Nichols, a 29-year-old black FedEx worker who had been stopped for reckless driving, succumbed …

Palestinian media say at least two Israeli settlers have been shot and wounded outside the occupied Old City of al-Quds, in the latest retaliatory operation against the occupying regime’s new round of violence. The Palestinian Ma’an news agency said the two settlers were injured on Saturday morning in a “shooting …

Iraq’s al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Saturday announced capturing the Islamic State’s top assassin in the so-called Wilayat of Northern Baghdad.

The European Commission says Ukraine has the unconditional support of the European Union in the war with Russia. Speaking at an event in Germany on Saturday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Kiev needed to defend European values. “We stand by Ukraine’s side without any ifs and buts.” She …

Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and “most complete” mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday. The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-meter shaft in a recently uncovered …

Iraq has sentenced 14 people to death for their role in the ISIS terrorist group massacre of hundreds of army cadets in 2014, judicial officials said Thursday. The massacre, one of the worst committed by ISIS in Iraq, saw the terrorists in June 2014 abduct up to 1,700 mainly Shia …

The global economy is predicted to register slower growth this year, continuing the trend from last year, with the United States, also poised to mark a smaller pace of growth and several countries likely to see a “mild recession,” according to the United Nations. Global economic growth in 2023 is …

Lebanon’s judge Tarek Bitar, who is probing the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, has unexpectedly reopened the blast’s case, charging eight top officials with roles in the tragedy. Bitar reopened the case on Monday before charging Prosecutor General Ghassan Oueidat and seven other ranking personalities with, what he has called, …

Russia has warned that foreign-backed terrorists are preparing to stage a series of acts of sabotage and terror attacks in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib to implicate Syrian and Russian military forces and fabricate pretexts for military action in the war-ravaged Arab country. Major General Oleg Yegorov, the deputy head …