ISTANBUL (AA) – The new chief of Hezbollah has said that his group is not fighting on behalf of Iran, but to protect and liberate Lebanese territory. “We in Lebanon are not fighting on behalf of Iran or to implement its project, but to protect and liberate our land,” Naim Qassem said in a recorded […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The cyber defense agency charged with keeping foreign actors from infiltrating Canada’s computer networks identified India as a cyber threat for the first time, according to a recent report. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against the Government of Canada ne...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has expressed “surprise” over the Chinese ambassador’s statement on security issues in the South Asian country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the statement by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong “does not reflect Islamabad and Beijing diplomatic tradition.” “Islamabad is fully aware of Beijing’s co...
ANKARA (AA) – An Australian court has ruled that Senator Pauline Hanson violated laws with her racial remarks against a Muslim lawmaker, according to local media reports. Federal Court Justice Angus Stewart rejected arguments from Hanson’s lawyer, stating that the senator’s tweet constituted an “angry personal attack...
LONDON (AA) – A Buddhist monk has established a round-the-clock protest camp outside the US Embassy in London, calling for an end to American military support for Israel in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. Ajahn Santamano, who has been participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the UK for the past year, maintains a constant...
ISTANBUL (AA) – With the US presidential race in its final stretch, European Greens have issued a public appeal to the US Green Party candidate, urging her to withdraw from the race in favor of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. “Ahead of these pivotal elections, European Greens have called upon US Green Party candidate Jill Stein...
ANKARA (AA) – Roughly one-quarter of buildings in southern Lebanon have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks, according to a Washington Post report based on satellite data. An analysis by the paper, in collaboration with City University of New York Graduate Center and Oregon State University, used Sentinel-1 satellite images and ...
CAIRO (AA) – The Arab League has called for the passage of a UN resolution opposing Israel’s move to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the country. The initiative came during an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives in Cairo following a request [&hell...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed Germany’s decision to close the Iranian consulates. In a statement on X, Araghchi said the German decision to close Iranian consulates constitute a “sanction” against Iranians residing in Germany. On Thursday, the German Foreign Ministry had ordered...
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles — a two followed by 36 zeros — for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. Although Google is one of the world’s wealthiest companies, the fine amount is considerably more than its $2 trillion worth. It also is far greater than the world’s total GDP, […]
