Russia’s foreign minister rejects US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat dismissed the United States proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying Thursday that it’s impossible while Washington offers military support to Ukraine. Speaking at an annual news conference, Sergey Lavrov accused the West of fuelling global security risks by encouraging Ukraine to ramp up strikes on the Russian […]
Israeli strike kills 16 in southern Gaza; no word on whether medicines reached hostages
Rafah: An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics said early on Thursday. The military continued to strike targets in areas of the besieged territory where it has told civilians to seek refuge. There was meanwhile no word on whether medicines that […]
US military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
Washington: The US military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites Wednesday, US Central Command said, marking the fourth time in days it has directly targeted the group in Yemen as violence that ignited in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war continues to spill over in the Middle East. The […]
Qatar and France send medicine for hostages in Gaza as war rages on and regional tensions spike
Rafah (Gaza Strip): A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a week long cease-fire in November. The medicines arrived in Egypt and were on the way to the border. […]
Fireworks factory explodes in central Thailand causing multiple reported deaths
Bangkok: An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, a rescue worker said. The exact death toll was not immediately clear, but Kritsada Manee-In, a rescue worker with the Samerkun Suphan Buri Rescue Foundation, estimated that around 15 to 17 people had been killed. Local media offered […]
US military seizes Iranian missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in raid where 2 SEALs went missing
Jerusalem: US Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a raid last week that saw two of its commandos go missing, the US military said Tuesday. The raid marks the latest seizure by the US Navy and its allies of weapon shipments bound for […]
Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
Irbil: Iran fired missiles late on Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the US consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Four civilians were killed and six injured after missiles hit an upscale area near the consulate […]
Eight dead and an estimated 100 people missing after the latest Nigeria boat accident
Abuja: Eight passengers were confirmed dead and an estimated 100 were missing after their overloaded boat capsized in north-central Nigeria, the emergency services said on Tuesday. It is the latest in a series of deadly boat accidents that increasingly point to regulatory failures. The passengers were being conveyed from Niger state’s Borgu district to a […]
Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as Israel strikes targets in north and south
Jerusalem: Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday after the US, its top ally, said it was time to scale back operations. Palestinian authorities said the death toll in the enclave passed 24,000. South Africa has accused Israel of genocide in the war against Hamas, an allegation Israel […]
White House says ”it’s the right time’ for Israel to scale back Gaza war as fighting hits 100 days
Jerusalem: The White House said on Sunday that “it’s the right time” for Israel to scale back its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli leaders again vowed to press ahead with their operation against the territory’s ruling Hamas militant group. The comments exposed the growing differences between the close allies on the 100th […]
