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Israeli violence showed no sign of ebbing as its genocidal war on Gaza entered the 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli invasion in the overcrowded southern Rafah. Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes, northern Gaza Strip, Pamlestine, April 22, 2024. (Reuters Photo) The Israeli army […]

The European Union has reached a political agreement to tighten sanctions on Iran in retaliation for the recent barrage launched against Israel. The sanctions are designed to curtail the exports of EU-made components used in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, and ballistic missiles. The bloc had previously set up a dedicated […]

Israel’s military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resigned Monday over the failures surrounding the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion of southern Israel. Israeli soldier walks by a pickup truck used by Palestinian resistance members in Sderot, Israel, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo) The decision makes Haliva the first senior figure to step down over his role […]

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic will react “within seconds” to any new Israeli “mistake” against the nation, the deputy foreign minister of Iran has threatened. In a Monday broadcast interview, Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy foreign minister for political affairs, stated as much. He stated, “They should anticipate a harsher, quicker, and more immediate response in […]

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city of Chernihiv on the morning of April 17, killing at least 17 people and injuring 60, including three children, the State Emergency Service reported.   The aftermath of Russia’s missile attack on Chernihiv, Ukraine, on April 17, 2024. (Ukraine’s State Emergency Service via Volodymyr Zelensky/Telegram) Two […]

Nobody can question Türkiye’s sensitivity to the Palestinian struggle for freedom, the president declared, reiterating unconditional support for Gaza, where he said Israel has ‘outdone the Nazis’ President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at Parliament, Ankara, Türkiye, April 17, 2024. (AA Photo) In the sixth month of Israel’s relentless military campaign in the Gaza Strip, President […]

Leaders across the European Union have condemned Iran’s overnight attacks on Israel. Writing on X, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “I strongly condemn Iran‘s blatant and unjustifiable attack on Israel. And I call on Iran and its proxies to immediately cease these attacks.”   European capitals are calling for restraint and trying to de-escalate […]

Iran urged Israel on Sunday to refrain from military retaliation following an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran justified as a response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus Iranians celebrate on a street after the IRGC retaliatory attack on Israel, Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2024. (Reuters Photo). “The matter is considered concluded,” […]

Treaty Kenya is proposing in consultation with Djibouti and regional bloc IGAD would govern how landlocked states in the region can access ports on commercial terms Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a meeting with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in the Kenyan capital as part of efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the […]

In Gaza, the Health Ministry reported on Friday that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments has reached at least 33,634, with an additional 89 fatalities in the last 24 hours alone. Palestinian women mourn victims from one family killed in an overnight Israeli bombardment on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on […]