Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, tearing off roofs, smashing cars and flattening entire neighborhoods. The tornado stayed on the ground for about an hour and cut a path of destruction some …
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Russia set to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus amid western military support for Ukraine
Russia is set to deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, expanding its scope of strategic influence, and increasing its deterrence power in face of the US and NATO’s exceeding military support for Ukraine. Speaking to the state broadcaster Russia 1 on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the new agreement …
Read More »Trump calls 2024 election ‘final battle’ in first official campaign rally
Former US President Donald Trump has held his first official rally for his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, promising that “2024 will be the final battle” and that he will overcome the accusations against him. On Saturday, Trump hosted a rally in Waco’s regional airport that drew more than …
Read More »Honduras establishes diplomatic relations with China after cutting ties with Taiwan
Honduras has formally established diplomatic ties with China after it cut its ties with Taiwan, dealing a new blow to the island’s secessionists. “The government of the Republic of Honduras recognizes the existence of one China in the world and that the government of the People’s Republic of China represents …
Read More »Two shot dead in Germany’s Hamburg in second deadly shooting this month
At least two people have been killed in a shooting in the port city of Hamburg, police said, in the second deadly shooting in the city this month. According to Press TV, the prosecutor’s office in Hamburg said one of the dead people was believed to be the alleged shooter. …
Read More »Putin charges West with building ‘new axis’ similar to World War II alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin has charged the United States and NATO with seeking to build a new global “axis” which he said bore some resemblance to the World War II alliance between Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and imperial Japan. Speaking on state television on Sunday, Putin also criticized the US for …
Read More »UK mulls banning Strasbourg Court orders on refugee deportations
The British government is locked in negotiations with up to 60 Conservative lawmakers trying to ban the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) from interfering with Britain’s controversial immigration policy. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was in talks with up to 60 Conservative MPs who want to stop Britain from …
Read More »Our national team loses to its Russian counterpart friendly
Our national team lost its friendly match against its Russian counterpart, with two goals without a response, in the match that was hosted by the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. Our correspondent reported that “our national team presented a wonderful first half and missed many easy chances.” He added, “The …
Read More »Lawmaker urges Inclusion of Budget Law in Parliamentary Agenda
Ibtisam Al-Hilali, a member of the Coordinating Framework, called on the Iraqi Parliament’s presidency to include the budget law in the parliamentary session’s agenda, warning that any delay in approving the budget would affect the country’s economic situation. Al-Hilali siad, “The draft of the general budget law has been at …
Read More »Iraq becomes first Middle Eastern country to join UN Water Convention
Iraq made history as the first country in the Middle East to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention), according to a statement issued by the United Nations. Iraq became the 49th party to this unique international …
Read More »Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency arrests three persons with ties to ISIS
Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency on Saturday said three persons with links to the Islamic State (ISIS) had been apprehended in separate operations in the country. An official statement by the agency said, “based on the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism Agency arrested two …
Read More »Damascus blasts US strikes on Dayr al-Zawr as cover-up to steal more oil in eastern Syria
Syria has condemned in the strongest terms the United States military for carrying out multiple air strikes in the eastern parts of the country against resistance groups, saying the raids are a cover-up for Washington’s ferocious attempts to further plunder energy resources there. Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates …
Read More »Trump calls 2024 election ‘final battle’ in first official campaign rally
Former US President Donald Trump has held his first official rally for his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, promising that “2024 will be the final battle” and that he will overcome the accusations against him. On Saturday, Trump hosted a rally in Waco’s regional airport that drew more than …
Read More »Political pressure growing on Netanyahu to pause judicial overhaul
Top lawmakers from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party have backed the regime’s minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant’s call to halt the controversial judicial overhaul, fearing that the parliamentary majority could be eroded. On Sunday, Yuli Edelstein, a Likud lawmaker who chairs the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs Committee, called …
Read More »Putin accuses West of building ‘new axis’ similar to World War II alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States and NATO of seeking to build a new global “axis” which he said bore some resemblance to the World War II alliance between Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and imperial Japan. Speaking on state television on Sunday, Putin also criticized the US …
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