Month: October 2024

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a stern warning on Monday in response to Israeli airstrikes that targeted military sites in Iran over the weekend. Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that Tehran would “respond firmly and effectively” to what he termed the “aggression of the Zionist regime.” Baghaei’s comments followed Israeli airstrikes on October 26, […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez have inaugurated India’s first private military aircraft plant, boosting New Delhi’s ambitions of growing local manufacturing in its defence and aerospace industries. Sanchez was welcomed to India on Monday with a flower-filled open-top parade alongside Modi, as Madrid seeks to boost investment in the […]

China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The US State Department on Friday approved a $2bn arms sale package for Taiwan, including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar as part […]

Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt’s president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave. Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made the announcement as efforts to defuse the devastating, more than year-long war resumed in […]

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is projected to fall short of a single-party majority following a close snap election, according to exit polls. The LDP is expected to secure between 153 and 219 seats in the lower house, while the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) may win between 128 and 191 seats. A party needs […]

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has issued a stern warning to social media platforms regarding “consequential action” following a spate of hoax bomb threats against Indian airlines that has caused significant travel disruptions and raised national security concerns. In October alone, at least 275 bomb threats have been reported, all deemed false, with some estimates […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (APP): The UN’s top humanitarian official grimly warned Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an immediate stop to “blatant disregard for basic humanity” by Israeli forces. “What Israeli forces are doing in besieged north Gaza cannot be allowed to continue,” said Joyce […]

South Africa is set to submit a detailed memorial against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, aiming to substantiate its case that Israel is committing genocide in Palestine, diplomatic sources confirmed to Anadolu on Sunday. A South African diplomatic source told Anadolu, requesting anonymity as he was not authorized to talk […]