EU removes UAE from ‘high-risk’ money-laundering list, adds Monaco
The European Commission said it added Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela, along with Monaco,...Geostrategy
Iran says no sanctions relief in US nuclear proposal
Tehran, Iran -- Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the latest US proposal for a nuclear deal does not...Geostrategy
Hamas claims to have taken Israeli soldier ‘prisoner’
The armed wing of Hamas said it had taken "prisoner" at least one Israeli soldier in an ambush on Saturday....Hamas also broadcast images of a soldier being dragged along the ground, presenting the soldier as a captured Israeli
In a statement on Telegram, the Israeli army said it "clarifies that there is no incident in which a soldier was abducted".
Modi’s struggling rivals to vote as India election resumes
New Delhi, India - India's six-week election resumes Saturday, with top rivals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to vote in...Modi, 73, remains roundly popular after a decade in office and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to win a third term next month
His prospects have been further bolstered by several criminal investigations into his opponents, sparking concerns from UN rights chief Volker Turk
Israel launches deadly Gaza strikes, says ready for new truce talks
Palestinian Territories - Israel launched devastating air strikes on Gaza Thursday, while also expressing readiness to resume stalled talks on...The Gaza Strip's civil defence agency said two pre-dawn air strikes had killed 26 people, including 15 children, in Gaza City
Israel has angrily rejected those moves, voicing "disgust" over the ICC request and labelling any recognition of Palestinian statehood a "reward for terrorism."
Tens of thousands bid farewell to Iran’s Raisi ahead of burial
Men and women thronged the main boulevard of Mashhad, Iran's second city in the northeast where Raisi was born, bidding...Posters of Raisi were raised along the streets of Mashhad, particularly around Raisi's final resting place
Massive crowds had gathered for a funeral procession in the Iranian capital on Wednesday to pay their final respects to the president
Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognize Palestinian state
The announcement is the second diplomatic blow this week after the International Criminal Court prosecutor said he would seek arrest...Norway, Ireland and Spain announced that they will recognize a Palestinian state
The three nations hope other countries will follow but Europe remains split over the issue
Israel furious as 3 European countries recognize Palestinian state
Israel reacted with fury after three European countries said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, more than seven months...Ireland, Norway and Spain said they would formally recognize the State of Palestine on May 28.
Israel strongly opposes the move, arguing that it amounts to "rewarding terrorism"
Medics, WHO say north Gaza hospitals barely operational
North Gaza's last two functioning hospitals, Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan, are barely operational, doctors and the World Health Organization said...Israeli forces had fired on the facilities and that snipers had been deployed near one of them.
Israel's military accuses Hamas of using hospitals as command centers to plan and launch attacks against its forces
US and UN ‘shocked’ over Israel’s ban on American news agency AP
After shutting down offices and confiscating equipment of the Al Jazeera news channel in Israel, Netanyahu's government has shut down...Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid reacted to the decision on X, saying the government "went crazy".
US news agency Associated Press has won 53 Pulitzer Prizes - one of the highest honors in news journalism
Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes
Israel and Hamas, engaged in heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip, both angrily rejected on Monday moves to arrest their...Israel slammed as a "historical disgrace" the demand targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden denounced the ICC bid as "outrageous"
Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh Gaza war crimes evidence
Washington, United States - Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest...The British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her husband, American actor George Clooney
Clooney said she was asked by prosecutor Karim Khan to join an expert panel to "evaluate evidence of suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Gaza."
