Finland to resume funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Australia, Canada and Sweden, which were among those states, announced earlier this month they were resuming aid. Ten percent of...Geostrategy
Death toll in Israeli attack on West Bank refugee camp rises to 4
"Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams have just transported an 18-year-old young man who was killed by the Israeli occupation forces...Geostrategy
Russia warns of conflict with US over arms deliveries to Ukraine
The planned delivery of new US weapons to Ukraine, including advanced missile systems, increases the risk of drawing the United...Both Ukraine and Russia already operate multiple-launch rockets systems, but the Himars has superior range and precision
According to Ryabkov, the US is determined to "wage war (on Moscow) to the last Ukrainian in order to inflict, as they say, a strategic defeat on Russia"
US to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine: Biden
President Joe Biden has said the United States will send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, as Russian troops press...The battle for Severodonetsk has grown in intensity in recent days, with heavy casualties on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides
The US is attempting to help Kyiv's war effort while not being seen as a direct belligerent
Palestinian woman with knife killed after approaching Israel soldier
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian woman after she approached a soldier with a knife in the southern West Bank,...The Palestinian health ministry said the woman died from a bullet to her torso, identifying her as Ghofran Warasnah
Israeli security forces have responded with raids inside Israel and the West Bank, particularly in the flashpoint northern district of Jenin
In Bahrain, Russia’s Lavrov wants Ukraine, West to resolve food crisis
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday it was up to the West and Kyiv to resolve a growing global...Western countries "created a lot of artificial problems by closing their ports to Russian ships, disrupting logistics and financial chains," Lavrov told reporters
Lavrov also called on Ukraine to de-mine its territorial waters to allow the safe passage of ships through the Black and Azov seas
US warns Yemen truce talks in ‘trouble’ as it pushes for extension
The United States warned Tuesday that talks on Yemen's two-month truce were in "trouble" as it pushed for an extension...Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iran-aligned Houthi rebels on April 2 entered a UN-brokered truce, the first since the brutal war broke out in 2016
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also raised "efforts to strengthen and extend the truce in Yemen" during talks Monday with his Saudi counterpart
Nabih Berri elected Lebanon parliament speaker for seventh term
Berri's candidacy went largely unchallenged but the 84-year-old clinched only the bare minimum number of votes needed for a win...An ally of Hezbollah, Berri has weathered decades of turbulence and shifting political tides, including the current economic crisis and a 2019 protest movement.
Even after parliamentary elections in May yielded modest but unprecedented gains for independent candidates, Berri's position remained largely unchallenged.
Jordan, UAE review cooperation in improving quality higher education
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed exchanging expertise between them, especially in the field of accreditation and...A meeting was held between the education ministers of both the countries for exchanging expertise in higher education.
The mechanism of quality assurance procedures at the institution and program level was also discussed in the meeting.
700-year-old samurai sword smuggled into Switzerland
Valued at $700,000, the Katana sword was discovered in a car with Swiss plates during a routine search near Zurich.Several other objects were also found in the car, including an antique book, a contract and the sales invoice.
Customs experts consulted found the import of the antique sword should be considered a violation of Switzerland's Cultural Asset Transfer Act (KGTG).
Iran says IAEA report on undeclared nuclear sites ‘not fair’
Iran said Tuesday a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on undeclared nuclear material found at three sites was "not...The latest report came as talks to revive a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers remain deadlocked after stalling in March
the IAEA said it still had questions which were "not clarified" regarding undeclared nuclear material previously found at three sites - Marivan, Varamin and Turquzabad
Iraq seeks to enhance global trade relations: official
Iraq seeks to enhance economic and commercial relations with the international community, said Hamid Al-Ghazi, the Iraqi Secretary-General of the...Iraq seeks to enhance economic and commercial relations with the international community, said Hamid Al-Ghazi, the Iraqi Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers
Spanish ambassador Pedro Martinez said his government will support Iraq in all fields, especially in climate change
