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Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, as the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the strip, warning civilians they were in a “dangerous combat zone.” Palestinians push carts near the rubble of houses destroyed during Israel’s military offensive in Beit Lahia in the […]

WASHINGTON – After six months, the wrinkle of election-year politics and the threat of a House leadership coup, Congress has passed a long-awaited $95 billion foreign aid bill that has global implications. The Senate on Tuesday approved the package — which will funnel $60 billion to support Ukraine, $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion in humanitarian […]

The Turkish warship in kinalia docked today at the port of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as part of a recent defense cooperation agreement signed between Ankara and Mogadishu. The ship, an Ada-class corvette, is equipped with search and navigation radar, 76 mm cannon and 8 harpoon missiles. This is what the “Somali Guardian” news site reports, according to […]

North Korea blames US-ROK air force drills for raising tensions in report on test of command and control over nukes C Kim Jong Un and top missile development officials Jang Chang Ha (left) and Kim Jong Sik (right) at the missile test site on April 22 | Image: Rodong Sinmun (April 23, 2024) North Korean […]

Israeli violence showed no sign of ebbing as its genocidal war on Gaza entered the 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli invasion in the overcrowded southern Rafah. Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes, northern Gaza Strip, Pamlestine, April 22, 2024. (Reuters Photo) The Israeli army […]

The European Union has reached a political agreement to tighten sanctions on Iran in retaliation for the recent barrage launched against Israel. The sanctions are designed to curtail the exports of EU-made components used in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, and ballistic missiles. The bloc had previously set up a dedicated […]

Israel’s military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resigned Monday over the failures surrounding the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion of southern Israel. Israeli soldier walks by a pickup truck used by Palestinian resistance members in Sderot, Israel, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo) The decision makes Haliva the first senior figure to step down over his role […]

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic will react “within seconds” to any new Israeli “mistake” against the nation, the deputy foreign minister of Iran has threatened. In a Monday broadcast interview, Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy foreign minister for political affairs, stated as much. He stated, “They should anticipate a harsher, quicker, and more immediate response in […]

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city of Chernihiv on the morning of April 17, killing at least 17 people and injuring 60, including three children, the State Emergency Service reported.   The aftermath of Russia’s missile attack on Chernihiv, Ukraine, on April 17, 2024. (Ukraine’s State Emergency Service via Volodymyr Zelensky/Telegram) Two […]

Nobody can question Türkiye’s sensitivity to the Palestinian struggle for freedom, the president declared, reiterating unconditional support for Gaza, where he said Israel has ‘outdone the Nazis’ President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at Parliament, Ankara, Türkiye, April 17, 2024. (AA Photo) In the sixth month of Israel’s relentless military campaign in the Gaza Strip, President […]