WASHINGTON (AA) – Over five dozen lawmakers called on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday to push Israel into allowing international journalists to have “unimpeded” access to Gaza. “We write to you with deep concern regarding the ongoing restrictions on media access to Gaza, which have persi...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) — The Somali Defense Ministry said on Monday that the army, backed by local and international partners, carried out military operations against the al-Shabaab group, killing more than 95 “terrorists”. The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted operations in Middle Shabelle, Galgadud, and the north-central prov...
BERLIN (AA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday faced a strong protest in Berlin as demonstrators gathered to condemn her statements seen as justifying Israel’s military actions in Palestine, targeting civilian areas such as homes, hospitals, mosques, churches, and UN schools sheltering displaced people. The protest, wh...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s transitional government issued an order Monday canceling the remaining tenures of three ambassadors who were appointed by the administration of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Ministry of Public Administration in a notification cancelled the appointments of ambassador to the US Muhammad Imra...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has deplored the high number of civilian casualties in northern Gaza as Israel relentlessly continues its war on the Palestinian region. “Corresponding reports of civilian deaths [in northern Gaza] are horrific,” deputy Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer said at a press briefing in Berlin. “You also know...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is preparing to launch a “major attack” against Iran in response to the October 1 ballistic missile attack against Tel Aviv, an Israeli official said. Iran launched around 180 ballistic missiles on Israel in what Tehran said was a retaliation for the recent assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders and a [&hel...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – At least six construction workers, two of them non-natives, and a doctor were killed in the Indian-occupied Kashmir over the weekend, officials said. The killings were reported at a construction site in Gagangir area of central Ganderbal district. According to the officials, the workers were working on ...
BEIRUT (AA) – Six women and children from the same family have been killed and eight others injured in an Israeli drone attack on the Nabi Anam neighborhood in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media reports. The state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes carried out the strike at 5.50 am local time, [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Elon Musk has announced a $1 million daily giveaway through his political action committee, America PAC, to incentivize Republican voter registration in key battleground states ahead of the presidential election. “We will be awarding $1 million randomly to people who have signed the petition,” Musk stated during a P...
JERUSALEM (AA) – For the second consecutive day, hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Settlers entered the flashpoint site in groups through the Mughrabi Gate in the western wall of the mosque under Israeli police protection...
