JERUSALEM – Israel’s Shin Bet security service has launched an investigation into suspicions that China planted a spy device in a thermal cup given as a gift to an Israeli minister, according to local media. The suspicions arose after a routine check of the gift found “suspicious materials.” The cup was sent from the Chinese [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – At least 16 people were injured at a New York City subway station after a gunman opened fire on commuters early Tuesday. Ten suffered gunshot wounds, officials said at a news conference. Five are in critical condition at hospitals. New York Police Department Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell described the suspect as a...
ANKARA – The Russian Orthodox Church has urged Russians to support the country’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Underlining that the Russian war on Ukraine is a battle against degenerated Western liberal values, Patriarchate Kirill, head of the Church of Russia, said: “May the Lord help us to unite these difficult times for our coun...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel detained 20 Palestinians Tuesday in fresh raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military. In a statement, the army said the arrest campaign was carried out in cooperation with the Shin Bet security service and the Border Police. The Prisoners Media Office, a Palestinian NGO, said [&...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia and France on Tuesday discussed cooperation to protect young people against “violent extremism.” This came in talks between Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden and Gilles Kepel, the special envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron. During the discussions, Bouden stressed the state’s role in red...
LONDON – The British government has announced sanctions against two Bosnian Serb leaders for undermining peace and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider Balkans region. Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb member of the country’s tripartite Presidency Council, and Zeljka Cvijanovic, the president of the Serb entity Republika ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – The Palestinian government has rejected an Israeli judicial decision to allow a deduction from Palestinian taxes in compensation to Israelis affected by attacks. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has termed the Israeli decision as “illegal” and “illegitimate.” “The Israeli court view that accuses the Pale...
SANAA, Yemen – Around 30,000 Yemeni civilians have been displaced from their homes in war-torn Yemen in the past three months, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. In a statement, UNHCR said the new figure is added “to 4.3 million already displaced” in Yemen due to fighting across the country. “Durable peace and st...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – At least four people died when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said Monday. “A wooden boat capsized yesterday off Surman, #Libya with 20 migrants onboard, according to @unmigration teams,” the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Twitter. “2 people rescued, 4 ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – In recent weeks, right-wing groups in Karnataka have launched anti-Muslim campaigns, including the exclusion of Muslim traders from fairs near Hindu temples and a push to ban halal meat. Earlier this year, when a group of Muslim schoolgirls in the southern Indian state of Karnataka were barred from entering the classroom...
