Fierce fighting rocks Gaza after US warning of anarchy, insurgency
The city on the Egyptian border had been sheltering 1.4 million Palestinians, according to the United Nations, but Israel's military...Geostrategy
Hamas says ‘ball is completely’ in Israel’s hands in Gaza truce talks
"The negotiating delegation left Cairo heading to Doha. In practice, the occupation (Israel) rejected the proposal submitted by the mediators...Geostrategy
Russia to deploy Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in 2023: Putin
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will be deployed this year following...The Sarmat -- dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts -- is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.
Putin has said the heavy Sarmat missile can hit any target on Earth and will make the Kremlin's enemies "think twice".
G7 mulls more sanctions on Russia ahead of invasion anniversary
A senior US official said last week that the United States and its G7 allies planned to unveil "a big...The measures imposed have so far succeeded in practically halving Russia's oil revenues, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.
They have "totally disorganized value chains in Russia, notably in industries as strategic as aeronautics and automobiles", he added.
European Commission bars TikTok use by staff over data protection
The ban also means European Commission staff cannot use the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on personal devices including phones that have...TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny in recent months.
Last month, the Dutch government reportedly advised public officials to steer clear of the app over similar concerns.
Renewables investments record high in 2022, but need massive increase
A report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), said although global investment in renewable...The report emphasizes how lending to developing countries looking to deploy renewables must be r highlights the need for public financing to play a much stronger role.
Achieving an energy transition in line with the 1.5°C Scenario also requires the redirection of $0.7 trillion per year from fossil fuels to energy-transition related technologies.
WHO using Syria sanctions pause to ship in health supplies
The massive 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6 has killed more than 42,000 people in Turkey and more than 3,600 in...The WHO said it was capitalizing on the suspending of sanctions to carry out some rapid procurement and revitalize Syria's shattered health services
The UN health agency called on Syria's warring factions to see the earthquake as an opportunity to end the civil war for good
Japan to expand cooperation with Jordan to achieve regional stability:Â envoy
The envoy made these remarks during a ceremony at the Japanese embassy in Amman while celebrating Japan's national day.The envoy made these remarks during a ceremony at the Japanese embassy in Amman while celebrating Japan's national day
Speaking on the Palestinian issue, he stated that Japan started providing assistance to UNRWA in 1953, even before the country became a UN member
Putin signals XI to visit Moscow, Washington voices concernÂ
Russian president said that he realized China has its own domestic political agenda and that the two countries were working...Russian president said that he realized China has its own domestic political agenda and that the two countries were working to sort out all related issues
China has recently come under Western and US criticism for providing military aid to Moscow, amid Beijing's denial of these accusations
11 Palestinians killed, dozens shot in Israel West Bank raid
The Israeli army said the raid targeted militant suspects "in a hideout apartment" accused of shootings in the West Bank....More than 80 Palestinians suffered gunshot wounds, the Palestinian ministry said, in what the Israeli army called a "counter-terrorism" operation
The Palestinian health ministry said those killed "as a result of the occupation's aggression on Nablus" were aged between 16 and 72
Tunisian president Saied accused of hate speech against migrants
"Hordes of illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa are still arriving, with all the violence, crime and unacceptable practices that entails,"...The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said Saied's discourse was "drowning in racism and hatred".
"The president is using the migration crisis... to distract attention from economic and social problems," spokesman Romdhane Ben Amor told AFP.
Atomic energy watchdog’s group in Iran to sort out ‘ambiguities’
Tehran, Iran - Iran said Wednesday that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors were in the country to clear up "ambiguities" about...The visit comes after a report by Bloomberg News last week, strongly denied by Tehran, that its nuclear scientists have enriched uranium to 84 percent purity.
The Vienna-based IAEA said Sunday that it was in discussions with Tehran following the Bloomberg News report which drew an angry response from Iranian officials.
