Australian lawmakers have met with the US ambassador to Canberra, pressing the foreign envoy to seek the release of Julian Assange. Assange, 52, is an Australian citizen who remains in Belmarsh Prison in London as he fights a US attempt to extradite him to face multiple charges in connection to …

Top US spy establishment, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) played a role in the 1963 assassination of then-president John F. Kennedy, his nephew and 2024 presidential hopeful, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has insisted. “There is overwhelming evidence that the CIA was involved in [JFK’s] murder,” Kennedy emphasized in an interview on Sunday …

A highway collision between a long-distance bus and a truck injured dozens of people in eastern Germany, German news agency dpa reported. The crash happened Tuesday on the A 12 highway in the state of Brandenburg between the towns of Storkow and Fredersdorf. Police said 35 people were hurt, including …

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iraq, Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, issued a directive on Tuesday, admonishing security forces to eschew the use of live ammunition when dealing with public sector workers staging protests to demand amendments to their salary structure. A high-ranking security official, who opted for …

In one of Switzerland’s largest military exercises in more than three decades, soldiers rehearsed repelling a fictional enemy, tossed grenades and fired live munitions as they showcased the self-defense capabilities that define their “armed neutrality.” The drills, involving 4,000 troops and spread across four cantons over nine days, took place …

Security services in Kirkuk Governorate made a grim discovery on Tuesday, unearthing a mass grave believed to contain the remains of individuals who perished during the period of ISIS control over the region. According to a security source, the mass grave was found within the Al-Baghara base in Kirkuk Governorate. …

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, described the ongoing battle against narcotics and illicit substances waged by Iraqi authorities as “complex,” while emphasizing a resolute stance against the scourge that endangers societies and nations. Addressing the First International Baghdad Conference on Drug Control, Al-Sudani said that drugs threaten …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday slammed restrictions on grain exports from his war-torn country that were imposed by neighboring EU nations, saying the measures are a boon to Russia. “All restrictions on our exports are completely unacceptable right now. They only reinforce the abilities of the aggressor,” Zelenskyy said …

When a power struggle between Sudan’s rival military leaders shattered a tenuous peace in her village in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Halime Yacoub Issac’s first instinct was to take her five children and run. But four days after seeking refuge in neighbouring Chad – a country with its own …

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a “huge” deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday. “Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season,” said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity and without naming …

Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday and paraded troops and vintage equipment across Red Square in a curtailed celebration of victory in World War Two, while Kyiv fended off the air strikes and hosted the head of the European Union. In a fiery 10-minute speech in front of …

The opposition politician’s spokesman claims the arrest was made “in violation of all laws” Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was detained in the country’s capital Islamabad on Tuesday, police have said. The arrest of the opposition leader has also been confirmed by his spokesman. According to local broadcaster Geo …

The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, affirmed, today, Tuesday, to the US Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanowski, the continuation of cooperation between the two countries in the field of combating terrorism. The media office of the National Security Adviser stated in a statement that “Al-Araji received in his office the …

Amid the escalating conflict in Sudan, the United States is attempting to either implement its ideological changes in the African country and turn it into a secular state or weaken it through balkanization, according to a commentator. By removing Islam from Sudan’s constitution, the US is seeking to remove the …

Chief executive of the anti-monarchy group Republic, Graham Smith, has been released from detention, 16 hours after being arrested by London police ahead of King Charles’s coronation. Smith, who was among 52 people being arrested near Trafalgar Square on Saturday, blasted the UK government’s violation of the freedom of expression, …

US President Joe Biden and top Republicans and Democrats from Congress are set to sit down this week to try to resolve a three-month standoff over the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default before the end of May. The Democratic president is calling on lawmakers to …

As the recovery of Iraqi cultural treasures and antiquities from abroad continues, the Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, decided on Sunday to return thousands of Iraqi artifacts that Britain had borrowed. A statement issued by the Iraqi Presidency mentioned that a ceremony took place in the Iraqi Embassy in London, …

In a sophisticated development reflecting burgeoning interstate collaboration, Kazem Gharib Abadi, the Iranian Deputy Chief of the Judiciary for International Affairs, announced on Monday that the head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zidan, will embark on an official two-day visit to Iran tomorrow, Tuesday. Gharib Abadi’s statement, as reported …

Two senior ISIS commanders have been killed in an airstrike in the governorate of Diyala, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Monday. Iraq’s Military Intelligence Agency, according to SMC, reported that a group of ISIS militants, including senior leaders, were sheltering in a hideout in the Sendeej area. “The …

A fire broke out deep in a gold mine in southern Peru and killed at least 27 workers during an overnight shift, Peruvian authorities reported. The Yanaquihua mining company said in a statement that 175 workers had been safely evacuated after the accident, which happened late Friday or early Saturday. …