Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza city, dozens killed as fighting engulfs Shujaiya neighborhood
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army was dividing Gaza and "seizing territory" to force Hamas to free the remaining...Geostrategy
Israel’s Netanyahu arrives in Hungary, defying ICC warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest early Thursday on his first trip to Europe since 2023 and in...Geostrategy
UAE rejects extradition of Gupta brothers, says South Africa
South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said the government was notified on Thursday evening of a Dubai court decision not...South Africa filed the extradition request in July last year after the two were arrested in Dubai a month earlier.
The ultra-wealthy brothers ran a sprawling family business empire in South Africa for more than two decades after migrating from India.
Samsung expects profit to plunge
Memory chip sales hammered by a global downturn.The firm said in a regulatory filing that January-March operating profits were expected to drop 95.7 percent to $455 million, their lowest level since the first quarter of 2009
The anticipated drop in profits was because of "continuing weak demand for IT products that have aggravated the performances of all sectors", Samsung said in the statement
Israel confirms striking Lebanon first time since April 2022
Tensions have soared between Israel and Palestinians during what is both the Jewish Passover and the Muslim holy month of...The strikes were launched around 4 am (0100 GMT), hitting both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, an Israeli army statement said
The latest flare-up of violence comes after Israeli police clashed Wednesday with Palestinians inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque
Classified US-NATO Ukraine war plans wind up on social media
Senior officials from the Biden administration have confirmed the authenticity of the documents, which have been posted on Twitter and...The leaked documents could provide valuable information to Russian war planners
The Pentagon is currently investigating who may have been behind the leak
Kais Saied denounces IMF bailout conditions as ‘foreign diktats’
The IMF was originally expected to approve a bailout deal on December 19, but that was delayed pending a Tunisian...Saied said that the foreign diktats of IMF will lead to more poverty which is unacceptable.
Saied's government reached an agreement in principle in mid-October for a nearly $2 billion package from the IMF.
Iran and Saudi Arabia: From proxy wars to partnership
The two regional powers have cut ties twice since the 1987 crackdown on protesting Iranian pilgrims in Makkah. They have...From 2011 on, Iran and Saudi back opposing sides in Syria's civil war and in the Yemen conflict.
In October 2017, Saudi Arabia backed US President Donald Trump after he walks out on Iran nuclear deal.
Rockets from Lebanon target Israel after Al-Aqsa clashes
A barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon targeted Israel, a day after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's...Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "receiving continuous updates about the security situation.
Warning sirens sounded in the town of Shlomi and in Moshav Betzet and the Galilee in northern Israel, the army said.
‘Global growth to fall below 3 percent in 2023’
A continued slowdown in almost all the world's advanced economies is expected to drag global growth below three percent this...Global growth almost halved last year to 3.4 percent as the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine rippled through the world economy.
Asia's emerging markets are expected to see substantial increases in economic output with India and China to account for half of all growth.
UN chief to Taliban: Revoke ban on world body’s women staff
The Taliban authorities ordered all NGOs in December to stop employing Afghan women after receiving "serious complaints" that women employees...UN announced it had instructed all its Afghan staff, men and women, not to report to the office after the ban on its women staff was confirmed
The Taliban authorities have imposed restrictions on Afghan women, including banning them from higher education and many government jobs
French, EU leaders to push China for active role in Ukraine peace process
Beijing, China--French and EU leaders will on Thursday seek to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the conflict in...The visiting French President Emmanuel Macron said that China had a "major role" to play in finding a path to peace in Ukraine
In a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Macron highlighted the importance of dialogue between China and France
