Israel threatens to do to Iran what it has done to Hamas
Israel will do to Iran what it has done to Hamas in Gaza, Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday, days...Geostrategy
Israel’s plan for Gaza draws international criticism
Israel drew international condemnation over its plans for an expanded Gaza offensive, as the country's far-right finance minister called Tuesday...Geostrategy
Israel could be ‘potential ally’ for Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said Israel could be a "potential ally" of Riyadh, in remarks published Thursday....Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
But in 2020 two of its main Gulf allies -- Bahrain and the UAE -- normalized ties with Israel, becoming the third and fourth Arab states to do so after Egypt and Jordan.
France says worst yet to come in Russia-Ukraine conflict
France on Thursday expressed fear that the worst phase of Russia's war on Ukraine could be yet to start, with...France Foreign Minister said that Ukraine's resistance against Russian invasion could lead to cities being targeted
The minister warned Kharkiv in the east, Mariupol in the south and Kyiv itself were at risk of encirclement by Russia
Libya PM-in-waiting accuses rival of blocking swearing-in
The Libyan parliament's pick for prime minister has accused his rival in Tripoli of blocking ministers-in-waiting from traveling to the...Former interior minister Fathi Bashagha was appointed last month by the war-torn country's parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk
Libya's parliament has been based in the eastern city of Tobruk, hundreds of miles (kilometers) east of Tripoli, since an east-west schism in 2014
UAE and US are facing a stress test: Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba
The UAE and the US are facing a "stress test" in their relationship, a senior Emirati diplomat said Thursday, as...Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE ambassador to the US, was speaking days after it abstained in a UN Security Council vote on a resolution demanding a Russian withdrawal from Ukraine
The UAE, which currently holds the UN Security Council presidency, on Friday abstained from voting on a US-Albanian draft resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Biden to hold virtual summit with Japan, Australia, India leaders Thursday: Delhi
The statement from India's foreign ministry came a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir...The statement from India's foreign ministry came a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin
The grouping is seen as a bulwark against China, and there have been concerns in India and elsewhere that the Ukraine crisis would distract Washington from the region
Russian forces capture Ukrainian city of Kherson
"The (Russian) occupiers are in all parts of the city and are very dangerous," Gennady Lakhuta, head of the regional..."The (Russian) occupiers are in all parts of the city and are very dangerous," Gennady Lakhuta, head of the regional administration, wrote on messaging service Telegram
The strategic port city of 290,000 people near the Black Sea came under siege as Russian forces pressed ahead with their offensive across other urban centres
UN General Assembly demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that "demands" Russia "immediately" withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful..."The world is rejecting Russia’s lies," US President Joe Biden said in a statement later Wednesday
China was among the 35 countries which abstained, while just five -- Eritrea, North Korea, Syria, Belarus and of course Russia -- voted against it
Germany voices opposition to postponing Iran nuclear deal
Israel has said that regardless of any agreement that may be reached in Vienna, it would maintain full freedom to...The latest round of negotiations to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear deal started in late November
The deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), secured sanctions relief for Iran
Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight?
Scientists warn that potential new variants and unequal vaccination rates threaten any long-awaited return to normality.Under the "reasonable best-case" scenario, there will be smaller regional or seasonal outbreaks, as the higher Covid numbers lead to fewer flu cases.
In the meantime, the WHO emphasizes that the best way to end the acute phase of the pandemic is for rich countries to share their doses rather than boost their populations again.
On land and sea, climate change causing ‘irreversible’ losses: UN
Climate change has already caused "irreversible losses" for Nature, UN experts have said, warning that if emissions are not cut...Many natural systems have already reached or are close to the limit of their ability to cope with the effects of a warming planet.
The Earth is already believed to be entering its sixth mass extinction, driven by humanity's overconsumption and comprehensive destruction of species and habitats.
