Category: International

TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a stark warning that the capital city, Tehran, may have to be evacuated if desperately needed rainfall does not arrive soon, as the country faces one of its worst water shortages in decades, according to “Anadolu”. Speaking Thursday in Sanandaj, western Iran, Pezeshkian said the government is […]

JERUSALEM — The European Union on Saturday condemned Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, urging restraint as tensions in the region threaten to unravel a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The condemnation came as Israel confirmed that the remains of a hostage returned from Gaza belonged to Lior Rudaeff, an Israeli man killed during Hamas’s […]

U.S. to Boycott G20 Summit in South Africa, Trump Cites “Persecution” of Whites WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the United States will boycott this year’s G20 summit in South Africa, citing discredited claims that white South Africans face systemic persecution; a decision that has sparked diplomatic tension and widespread criticism. Calling the summit “a […]

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is urging Western societies to confront the reality of nuclear deterrence openly, calmly, and with confidence. “It’s essential that our people understand how nuclear deterrence underpins our collective security,” Rutte told Welt am Sonntag, warning that Moscow’s “dangerous and reckless nuclear rhetoric” must not breed fear, according to OE24. More […]

More than a hundred Israeli soldiers and reservists have broken their silence, accusing their own military of widespread crimes, brutality, and ethical collapse in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, according to Tasnim News Agency. According to Israel’s Kan network, the group sent a letter to Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, highlighting what […]

A fragile peace process between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban has collapsed once again, with the stalled negotiations this week in Istanbul falling apart as the Taliban escalated claims of drone attacks crossing Pakistani airspace; a charge Islamabad rejects but cannot quash. The third round of talks, held under mediation by Istanbul on Wednesday and […]

A former CIA counterproliferation officer has confirmed long-circulated reports that Israel and India allegedly planned a preemptive strike on Pakistan’s Kahuta uranium enrichment facility in the early 1980s; a mission that never materialized but could have dramatically altered South Asia’s nuclear history. Speaking to ANI, Richard Barlow, who served with the CIA during Pakistan’s covert […]

Chaos rippled through America’s skies on Friday as nearly 2,000 flights were canceled or delayed nationwide, the latest fallout from the ongoing federal government shutdown that has crippled air traffic operations, according to BBC News. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered airlines to reduce flight schedules at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports in an […]

UN Says Israel Blocks Over 100 Aid Requests for Gaza Since Ceasefire The United Nations said Thursday that Israel has rejected more than a hundred requests to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire took effect on October 10, further deepening fears of a worsening crisis for civilians, according to “Anadolu”. UN […]

Border Under Fire: Pakistan and Afghanistan Clash Amid Fragile Ceasefire ISTANBUL/ISLAMABAD — A tense exchange of fire along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has threatened to unravel a fragile ceasefire, even as delegations from both sides meet in Istanbul under Turkish and Qatari mediation, according to Dawn News. Pakistan on Thursday firmly denied Afghan claims that it […]