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2 members of President Raisi’s entourage make contact with rescue teams: Official Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has dispatched more groups to help locate the site where a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, according to IRCS chief Pirhossein Koulivand. President Raisi was returning from […]

MOSCOW, May 19. /TASS/. Russian air defenses downed 104 Ukrainian drones, as well as 12 ATACMS missiles and four Hammer bombs over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported. “The air defenses shot down 103 drones, including 62 fixed-wing drones destroyed over the territory of Russia at night, one Tochka-U tactical missile, 12 ATACMS […]

The stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an “apocalyptic” outcome, the UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Sunday as he warned of famine in the besieged territory. The UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths. (AFP) “If fuel runs out, aid doesn’t get to the people where they need it, that famine, which we have talked about […]

President Vladimir Putin has finalized the roster of his administration and government as his fifth term gets off to a start, with new faces including sons of friends and allies as well as officials rumored to be in the running to succeed him. Putin’s meeting with members of the government.kremlin.ru With much of his team […]

A crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen’s southwestern city of Mokha overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, maritime security firm Ambrey said Saturday. “A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker was reportedly ‘attacked’” about 10 nautical miles southwest of Mokha, Ambrey said, adding that information “indicated the vessel was hit […]

Army says the three escaped from rave on Oct. 7 before being murdered by Hamas terrorists, who kidnapped their bodies; Gelerenter and Buskila were presumed alive until recently From left to right: Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk. (Courtesy) The military announced Friday that soldiers recovered the bodies of three hostages from the Gaza […]

On Thursday morning, police charged Juraj C., a 71-year-old man who fired five shots at Prime Minister and Smer party leader Robert Fico on Wednesday afternoon. Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (r) and Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (foreground) arrive at the Security Council meeting in Bratislava on May 16, 2024. (Source: TASR) He shot Fico outside […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debate each other on June 27 in Atlanta. CNN announced the debate on Wednesday morning after Biden called for a June debate and Trump accepted Joe Biden wants to debate Donald Trump twice. He wants the first debate in June JIM WATSONSAUL LOEB, AFP […]

After the formation of the Somali Youth League (SYL) on May 15 1943, is a day to remember our fallen heroes who lost their lives in the course of freedom from colonial rule. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten as they have not died in vain.  But also, it is an opportune time to revisit […]

As the Palestinians prepare to mark on Wednesday 76 years of their mass expulsion from their homeland, the human calamity of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is a grim reminder of their continued struggle. A mother is comforted by other women as she mourns after the recovery of the body of her child from the […]