Despite the rains witnessed during the winter season in Iraq, the water crisis still poses a threat to the country, and there are fears of the next summer season. On the other hand, the Ministry of Water Resources announced that the Euphrates River will dry up if Turkey continues with …

Argentina has notified the United Kingdom that it has unilaterally ended a 2016 pact regarding the disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, a move British officials described as “disappointing.” During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in New Delhi, India, Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero formally notified his …

After recounting its islands, Japan found it has 7,000 more than what is known. According to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), the islands number had doubled to reach 14,125 from 6,852. GSI used advanced technology cross-referenced with past aerial photos to conduct the recount. The new number does …

One person was killed and several injured by a blast in the capital city of Podgorica A person detonated an explosive device inside a court building in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica on Friday, Srdan Korac, a senior police official, has said. According to Korac, the suspect died in the blast, while …

King Charles III will make his state first state visits as UK monarch when he travels to France and Germany later this month, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. The choice of the two European nations and close allies is widely seen as an attempt to build post-Brexit bridges and an acknowledgment …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani on Friday issued a directive to form an investigative council within the Joint Operations Command or the Ministry of Interior to address instances of negligence by military ranks in the event of a security breach in any region or city in Iraq. Under this …

Japan’s ruling party faced backlash from opposition lawmakers and the public this week after reports surfaced that it is mulling a plan to forgive student debt for those who have a child. A panel of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics since World War II, said on …

Moroccan defender has been indicted on rape charges, French prosecutors told AFP on Friday Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi has been indicted on rape charges, French prosecutors told AFP on Friday. The Paris Saint-Germain defender was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday about accusations made by a 24-year-old woman, who says Hakimi …

The Israeli military fired stun grenades and blocked hundreds of Israeli left-wing activists from staging a solidarity rally Friday in a Palestinian town that was set ablaze by hard-line Jewish settlers earlier this week, protesters said. Activists from Israeli rights organizations said soldiers and border policemen prevented busloads of protesters …

The British police have recorded dozens of such offenses since the start of the Ukraine conflict, according to the outlet’s investigation Russians in the UK have been subject to an increasing number of hate crimes, including violent assaults, abuse, and vandalism, a Sky News investigation released on Friday found. In …

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) after a brief delay early on Friday, carrying two U.S. astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut on a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked with the space station shortly …

Syrian foreign minister has denounced the politicization of humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake that struck the country recently, saying it failed to prick the conscience of some countries who pretend to advocate human rights. Faisal Mekdad made the remarks in a video speech to the 52nd session of the …

Iran’s president and foreign minister said the mysterious poisoning of schoolgirls in several cities is in line with a hybrid war being waged on the country by the enemies. The incident started in late November in the holy city of Qom where about 50 female students fell ill and had …

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran on Friday with discussing the Iranian nuclear program on agenda. Upon his arrival at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, IAEA chief Grossi was officially welcomed by Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). Grossi is …

Russian troops and mercenaries were closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, on the cusp of Moscow’s first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of Russia’s Wagner private army said the city, which …