North Korea’s military fired over 60 artillery rounds near Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday, Seoul’s military said, a day after both sides staged live-fire drills in the same area near their …
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Iran says death toll from IS twin bombings rises to 91
A bombing attack in southern Iran claimed by the Islamic State group has killed 91 people, state media said Saturday, raising an earlier toll after two victims had succumbed to …
Read More »Egypt: President El-Sisi Inspects the International City for Olympic Games, Meets National Football Team
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected Egypt International City for Olympic Games in the New Administrative Capital. The President also met with the national football team, which is in the …
Read More »Blinken tackles Gaza, NATO expansion with Turkey’s Erdogan
Washington’s top diplomat discusses the Gaza war with Turkey’s mercurial leader on Saturday before flying to Crete to address Greek worries about the looming sale of US fighter jets to …
Read More »Hezbollah says fires at north Israel army base after Hamas deputy killing
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired Saturday more than 60 rockets at an Israeli military base, the group said, describing the barrage as a response to the killing of Hamas’s deputy leader in …
Read More »Japanese villages wait for help after quake
Twenty-five minutes after the New Year’s Day earthquake, a tsunami several metres high barrelled into Shiromaru, leaving a trail of destruction for the Japanese coastal community’s mostly elderly residents. The …
Read More »US defense chief hospitalized due to medical complications
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized earlier this week due to complications from a medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday, at a time when Washington is facing a growing …
Read More »Senegal Constitutional Council rejects opposition leader’s presidential bid
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday rejected jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy for next month’s presidential vote, his lawyer said, after a long-running judicial saga around the firebrand politician. The …
Read More »News24 | Senegal Constitutional Council rejects opposition leader’s presidential bid
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday rejected jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy for next month’s presidential vote, his lawyer said, after a long-running judicial saga around the firebrand politician.Read More
Read More »Still divided, Brazil marks anniversary of Jan 8 riots
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will convene Brazil’s political bigwigs Monday to mark the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the capital but with key absences undermining …
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