Israel on Friday targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders, with Tehran vowing revenge. Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country’s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, while Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes. The United States says it has no More
Iranian media reported on Friday that the commander of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and a number of other military officials and nuclear scientists lost their lives in Israeli attacks. IRNA news agency said: “The commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, was martyred in the attacks of the Zionist regime on Friday morning.” More
At least 30 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in India’s Ahmedabad city on Thursday, media reports said. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was en route to Gatwick Airport, south of London, with 242 people on board, Air India confirmed. The More
At least seven people have been killed in a wave of attacks across Colombia, media reports said on Wednesday. The Colombian Ministry of Defence confirmed that 19 attacks had taken place, the BBC reported. Local media have linked some of the violence to a dissident faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a More
Ukrainian and Russian officials say they have begun a new major exchange prisoners of war agreed during the second round of peace talks in Istanbul. Both sides agreed at the peace talks to exchange sick and wounded prisoners of war and those under the age of 25. The Russian Defense Ministry said yesterday that the More
At least eight students and an adult man have been killed and 10 others injured after an armed man opened fire at them in southern Austria, a media report said on Tuesday. Reuters reported the incident took place in Graz city. It said eight students of a secondary school and an adult man were killed More
US President Donald Trump has declared that his relationship with tech billionaire Elon Musk is over, warning of “serious consequences” if Musk supports Democrats over Republicans, according to media reports. When asked by NBC News whether he had any interest in mending ties with Musk, Trump replied, “No. I have no intention of speaking to More
The US has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The US was the only member of the 15-member council to vote against the measure on Wednesday, while the other 14 members supported it, Al Jazeera reported. The resolution also demanded the release of Israeli More
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate and independent investigation into the reported killing and injury of Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza. According to media reports, more than 30 people were killed and over 100 wounded while waiting for food at two distribution sites in Rafah and Middle Gaza, operated by More
The second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine concluded without significant progress, though both sides agreed on a prisoner exchange. Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an “unconditional ceasefire” – a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US – but the two committed to return the More
