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Unknown assailants have attacked two Orthodox churches and a synagogue in the majority Muslim republic of Dagestan, state media reported Sunday, killing at least two police officers, one priest and one security guard. Attackers opened fire at the synagogue and church in the city of Derbent with automatic rifles at around 6:00 p.m. local time before […]

At least three people were killed in a Russian bombing attack on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukraine’s president said. Copyright Andrii Marienko/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Another 38 people were wounded in the attack, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Four aerial bombs were launched against the city, damaging residential buildings, […]

The White House slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticism of U.S. weapons deliveries as “vexing.” White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby (R) and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) participate in a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2024. […]

On June 17, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara. It was the fourth high-level meeting between the two countries this year, and the pace of dialogue between Somalia and Turkey is set to increase, following two major agreements between Turkey and Somalia signed earlier this year—a comprehensive maritime and defense […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a mutual defense agreement with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, who offered his “full support” of Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin.Vladimir Smirnov, TASS / kremlin.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a mutual defense agreement with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, who […]

The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday accused Israeli forces of repeatedly violating fundamental principles of the laws of war in their military campaign on Gaza. A Palestinian flag flies among the rubble as people inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike at al-Bureij refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, June 18, 2024. (EPA Photo) […]

mWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The White House has canceled high-level talks between American and Israeli security officials in Washington, DC, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video on social media berating the Biden administration […]

A United States military airstrike in Somalia targeted the top Islamic State leader in late May, but it remains unclear if the leader was killed in the airstrike, according to U.S. officials. Abdulkadir Mumin leader of Somali ISIS Abdulqadir Mumin has been identified by the U.S. as the head of the Islamic State in Somalia, an African […]

Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants announced a significant offensive, launching rockets and drones at Israeli military targets on Thursday in retaliation for the killing of one of its senior commanders in an Israeli strike. Black smoke billows from a fire caused by an Israeli airstrike on Jennata, east of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre, […]

A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan (left) and the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrive at Havana’s harbour, June 12, 2024. […]