Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Ireland and Spain would also announce the recognition of a Palestinian state. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated in recent weeks that they plan to More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, will be laid to rest in the northeastern city Mashhad on Thursday. The funeral/burial announcement was made by Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri on Monday. Raisi, his foreign minister and other officials were killed on Sunday when the helicopter carrying More
Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed as Iran’s interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, media reports said on Monday. Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash in country’s Azerbaijan province. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president will take over “in More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and a governor were confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province on Monday. Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official as saying: “President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash.” Meanwhile, Mehr news agency also verified the More
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and some top government officials has crashed in the country’s northwestern mountainous region on Sunday, according to Iranian media reports. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Governor of East Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati and others were also onboard the convoy, which comprised of three helicopters, of which the other two More
Fourteen members of a family, including nine children, have lost their lives and 12 others were wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said on Sunday. The accident occurred when a passenger van fell into a ditch on Panj Pir Manawan Road in Khushab district, the Express More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing, on a two-day state visit, media reports said on Thursday. Following his arrival in China’s capital in the morning, he went into talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on various topics, the Associated Press reported. China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 More
Three people have been killed and six others wounded amid violent protests against increasing prices and taxes in the Pakistan-controlled zone of Kashmir. Demonstrations continue in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jamu and Kashmir despite Islamabad’s announcement of a Rs23 billion subsidy for the enraged people of the region. The casualties occurred in firing and More
At least 143 people have been killed and 125 others missing as flash floods triggered by heavy rains hit Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil, media reports said on Monday. The Brazil government had allocated around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency spending to deal with the crisis that has displaced more than More
US President Joe Biden is optimistic there will be a “ceasefire tomorrow” if Hamas sets free the hostages held in Gaza. “As I’ve said, it’s up to Hamas — if they wanted to do it, we could end it tomorrow. And the ceasefire would begin tomorrow,” he commented at a fundraising event. CNN quoted Biden More
