Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrived in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump, ratcheting up tensions in America’s second largest city, as California’s governor warned “democracy is under assault.” Trump’s extraordinary measures of sending National Guard and Marines to quell protests, which broke out in...
The Israeli navy conducted its first direct naval attack on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, targeting docks that are a crucial entry point for humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. The Israeli military confirmed its navy missile ships carried out the strikes, asserting that the port was being...
In the US, demonstrations against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have intensified and spread far beyond Los Angeles, with thousands of people gathering in at least two dozen cities. Protesters briefly blocked traffic in Los Angeles and Chicago. Similar scenes unfolded in New York, where blocks of demonstrators marched from...
The U.S. military will temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles until more National Guard troops can arrive, marking another escalation in President Donald Trump’s response to street protests over his aggressive immigration policies. Tensions have been rising since Trump activated the National Guard on Saturday after street protests...
President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has announced that Russia will construct eight nuclear power plants in Iran under a previously signed contract between the two countries. Iranian atomic chief made the remarks yesterday during a visit by members of the Iranian parliament’s national...
Twelve passengers, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who were aboard a yacht bound for Gaza with humanitarian aid, have been brought to Ben Gurion Airport for deportation. The deportation process follows their interception at sea by Israeli forces. The Israel Foreign Ministry said, those who refuse to sign deportation...
Iran will soon hand a counter-proposal for a nuclear deal to the United States via Oman, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, in response to a U.S. offer that Tehran deems “unacceptable”. Reuters previously reported that Tehran was drafting a negative response to the U.S. proposal which...
Israeli military forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid vessel carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg and other prominent international activists today, detaining the passengers and towing the ship to Israel. The vessel, named Madleen, was carrying Thunberg and other activists who were detained by Israel’s military at sea.   The Freedom Flotilla Coalition...
US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles to help manage the unrest over raids on undocumented migrants. The city saw a second day of unrest last night as residents of a predominantly Latino district clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Moscow launched over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles, including ballistic ones, at Ukraine in retaliation against Ukraine’s drone strikes deep inside Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday. At least three people were confirmed dead, while nearly 50 others were reported wounded in Ukraine, with the numbers likely to...