Gaza agency says Israeli strike kills 40 in humanitarian zone
Gaza civil defence official Mohammed Al-Mughair told AFP early Tuesday that "40 martyrs and 60 injured were recovered and transferred"...Geostrategy
Israeli airstrike kills five Palestinians in West Bank
Palestinian medics said an air strike targeting a car in the occupied West Bank killed five people on Thursday, while...Geostrategy Global Latest News
Gaza war rages on as Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins
As the Muslim world welcomed Ramadan with the customary daytime fast, many Gazans awoke to bombardment that saw residents once..."The start of Ramadan has been sad and covered in darkness, with the taste and stench of blood everywhere," said one displaced Palestinian man, Awni al-Kayyal, 50.
"The (Israeli) occupation does not want us to have any joy during Ramadan. We do not have any food for our iftar table," he said, referring to the fast-breaking evening meal.
Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine, claims Hungary Prime Minister
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asserted that former US president Donald Trump told him during a meeting...Orban is the only EU leader to have maintained ties with the Kremlin since Russia invaded Ukraine.
He also angered fellow EU leaders by meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in September
Four space station crew members leave for Earth
WASHINGTON, US – Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Monday and were bound for Earth following a more than...Led by American astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA's Crew-7 arrived at the research platform last August.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting as soon as 5:35 am Tuesday (0935 GMT) for a splashdown off the Florida coast.
China, Russia and Iran to launch joint navy drills in Gulf of Oman
Beijing, China - The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week,...The military activities -- to be conducted from Monday through Friday -- are aimed at "jointly maintaining regional maritime security".
"The practical part of the exercise will take place in the waters of the Gulf of Oman in the Arabian Sea," Russian news agencies said.
Jafza reports 28% year-on-year growth in 2023 of new Indian companies
DUBAI, UAE – Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is a major contributor to the growing trade between India and the...Over 190 new Indian businesses and a total of more than 1,500 Indian companies have set up business in Jafza.
This move aims to assist Indian businesses in accessing markets across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
UN head urges ‘silencing the guns’ in Gaza ahead of Ramadan
"We have witnessed month after month of civilian killing and destruction at a level that is unprecedented in all my...Guterres said that Ramadan celebrates "peace, reconciliation and solidarity. Yet even though Ramadan has begun – the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue in Gaza".
The United Nations says that lack of humanitarian aid means famine is a growing risk in Gaza, where 2.4 million people are under near-total siege by the Israeli military.
Military planes from 5 countries drop aid over Gaza
The UN says that the vast majority of Gaza's 2.4 million people are on the brink of famine, particularly in...Jordan said that US, French, Belgian and Egyptian planes also participated in the operation
Jordan has conducted 37 unilateral airdrop operations, dropping aid
Hamas still open to Gaza truce talks, says Ismail Haniyeh
Hamas chief said in a televised speech that Israel was unwilling to meet Hamas's conditions for a deal that would...He said Hamas wanted a durable ceasefire, a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza
Israel says 99 hostages remain alive and that 31 have died so far in Gaza
Putin set for election coronation in vote with no opposition
Ballots will also be cast in the four Ukrainian regions Moscow claimed to have annexed in 2022, as well as...In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, Putin has quashed all forms of opposition and dissent
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow him to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the eighteenth century
Israel’s PM rejects Biden critique of war policy in Gaza
His comments came one day after Biden said Netanyahu "must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as...Netanyahu disputed the death toll issued by the health ministry in Gaza
He said his policies were "supported by the overwhelming majority of the Israelis"