In Syria, at least 19 people were killed and several others injured in a suicide bombing incident at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital yesterday during mass, opening fire on worshipers before detonating his explosives. It was the...
Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalisation of their diplomatic relations Sunday. The two Asian powers, rivals and neighbours, have often had little to celebrate, much of their rancour linked to Japan’s brutal colonial rule of Korea in the early 20th century.
Things have gotten...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the “dangerous escalation” of the Iran conflict through US bombing of nuclear sites in the country can catastrophically get out of control.
In a statement minutes before US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Saturday night, Guterres said the attack...
The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were involved in strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites on Saturday.
Three Iranian nuclear sites were struck in a “very successful attack,” President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that the crown jewel of Tehran’s nuclear program, Fordow, is gone.
The B-2 is one...
US President Donald Trump declared that America had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran and warned Tehran of further precision strikes unless it ended its confrontation with Israel.
The targeted locations reportedly include the highly fortified Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan nuclear facilities.
Addressing a media briefing just hours after the strikes...
Ukraine’s president said that Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges with Ukraine, describing it as a result of Moscow’s disorganisation in carrying out large swaps of wounded POWs and remains of troops.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that an Israeli citizen was among the dead...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said a Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, as Moscow intensifies attacks in the three-year war.
The drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on...
World powers initiated high-stakes diplomatic efforts on Friday to defuse escalating tensions between Israel and Iran as the conflict entered its second week. Senior European diplomats met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, seeking to prevent further escalation.
The emergency talks come amid heightened military activity, with Israeli forces...
Israel has accused Iran of using cluster munitions in the ongoing conflict. Israeli military officials say Iran has escalated its missile campaign against Israel by firing a warhead packed with cluster munitions – the first reported use of the controversial weapon in the ongoing war. Israeli news reports quoted...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reaffirmed his country’s commitment to neutralizing Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, as direct hostilities between the two West Asian powers entered their seventh day, raising fears of a broader regional war.
Speaking in a nationally televised address, Netanyahu condemned Iran’s latest missile...
