DAMASCUS (AA) – Israel has bombed Syrian army positions in the Al-Safira area southeast of Aleppo city. An air defense base and warehouse were targeted, said local sources. A number of people in the area were killed and injured in around 10 airstrikes, according to preliminary reports. While Israeli soldiers were conducting a landing ope...
WASHINGTON (AA) – ISIS and other violent groups will not find a “safe harbor” in the US, President Joe Biden said following deadly New Year’s Day attacks. “We’re going to continue to relentlessly pursue ISIS and other terrorist organizations where they are, and they’ll find no safe harbor here,” Biden ...
LONDON (AA) – US business magnate and X owner Elon Musk is facing backlash from British parliamentarians for demanding the release of far-right figure Tommy Robinson from prison. Musk’s controversial statement, made Thursday morning on his social media platform, urged authorities to “free Tommy Robinson” and called for “a new election in Brita...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Hamas has urged the Fatah movement to respond positively to the efforts aimed at establishing a “Community Support Committee” to manage the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas said it had recently received and considered “numerous national initiatives and proposals within the framework of efforts to ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Another Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli attack in the central Gaza Strip, the Gaza government media office said. In a statement, the media office said Palestinian photojournalist Omar Salah Al-Derawi was killed in an Israeli bombing targeting his home in the Al-Zawaida area, central Gaza, killin...
The European Union’s recent decision to downgrade the protection status of wolves has ignited a heated debate across conservation circles. This move aims to give member states more leeway in managing wolf populations including potential culls. It has been met with sharp criticism from environmental advocates. The EU Commission, justifyin...
In 2025, Canada will lead the G7, hosting top global leaders in Alberta during a period marked by domestic and international instability. As the host, Canada will coordinate high-level discussions on defense, digital regulation, and economic challenges among the G7 nations, which include the U.S., France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., Italy, and t...
In Sudan’s Goz al-Haj Camp, nearly 8,000 refugees endure severe hardships, battling cold, hunger, and inadequate health care. Escaping the violence of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), civilians like pharmacist Fawwaz Abdulbaki describe their exodus as hellish Their villages have been overrun and dignity assaulted. Aerial footage from Anad...
The Taliban-led Afghanistan administration has started giving land to Afghan refugees who have returned from Pakistan and Iran. This initiative involves distributing agricultural and residential plots as part of a broader scheme to help these repatriates reintegrate. Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s representative, said the program aims to provid...
Israel’s military has launched 34 airstrikes in the last 24 hours, killing at least 71 Palestinians including children and a journalist in the besieged Gaza Strip. Palestinian Government Media Office condemned these as “horrific crimes.” At least 35 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since Friday dawn. The assaults have intensifi...
