Israel and Hamas edge closer to ceasefire agreement
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Iran has blamed US-led NATO provocations for the Ukrainian crisis and called on all parties to avoid escalation. In a statement posted on Twitter, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahiann said the crisis was “rooted in the NATO provocations”. “We do not see resorting to war as a solution. Establishing a cease-fire and foc...
In the wake of Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, Lithuania’s president has declared a state of emergency pending approval by parliament. “Today, I will sign a decree on introducing the state of emergency, which will be passed by the parliament in an extraordinary session,” said President Gitanas Nauseda. Naused...
Belarus’ president has denied that his army was taking part in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Alexander Lukashenko spoke at an emergency meeting with military officials in the capital Minsk, referring to reports suggesting that Russian troops backed by Belarus were attacking Ukrainian territory. He clarified that the armed force...
Algeria and Egypt have called on their citizens in Ukraine to stay indoors, amid a Russian military intervention in the country. In a statement, the Algerian Embassy in Kiev asked its citizens to “abide by the instructions given by Ukrainian authorities, especially those related to staying at home.” The Egyptian Embassy in the Ukrainian capita...
Lebanon has thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to carry out three suicide bombings targeting Shiite religious compounds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the interior ministry said Wednesday. Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) said the instructions for the bomb plot came from an IS operative based in the Palestinian refug...
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have sought Russian President Vladimir Putin’s help in repelling aggression from the Ukrainian army, the Kremlin announced late Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the leaders of Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk wrote a letter to Putin asking for assistanc...
Rohingya Muslims in The Hague, Netherlands, gathered on Wednesday in protest against Myanmar and the junta regime as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resumed hearing of the Rohingya genocide case. The top UN court on Monday resumed the hearing of the case against Myanmar in The Hague where the junta regime represented the Southeast [&h...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revoked the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, saying the protest blockades have ended and order has been restored. As Trudeau was announcing the revocation, news broke that Ontario Premier Doug Ford was ending the state of emergency in the province. Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act last week on a temporary...
New sanctions imposed by the US, UK and the European Union are targeting some names close to Russia’s president and Russian banks following Moscow’s decision to officially recognize the so-called administrations of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. While the activities of some Russian banks in international markets were restricted wit...
People living near the line of contact in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region are in a constant state of fear as they worry over the safety of their families and close ones. Andrii Bolbat, 50, who works at a coal mine in Vuhledar, a city in the Donetsk region, said an instance of shelling at his […]
