Israel’s national intelligence agency Mossad is suspected of detonating bombs and issuing threats to German and Swiss companies in the 1980s for aiding Pakistan in its nascent nuclear weapons program. Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung first reported on the findings Saturday. The newspaper wrote that Israel felt the prospect of an Islamic state...
Progressive International Bank is seeking contributions to send a delegation to Havana next week to promote Cuba’s effort to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. This is after Dutch multinational bank ING blocked all donations supporting the trip. Anti-war activists at CodePink say “some of the most powerful people in the world would rather ...
Iran, Russia and China will begin joint naval drills Friday for three days in the Indian Ocean. The war games seek to reinforce “common security,” an Iranian naval official said Thursday. The announcement of the maneuvers coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Moscow. The drills also come during talks in Vienna aime...
U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday any movement of Russian troops across the Ukrainian border will be treated as “an invasion.” Biden clarified confusion over earlier comments that a “minor incursion” by Russia could invite a lesser response. He added that he had been “absolutely clear” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that any...
The “Doomsday Clock,” which represents the judgment of leading science and security experts about perils to human existence, remains frozen at 100 seconds to midnight this year. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists President Rachel Bronson declared the world was no safer this year than in 2019, when the clock’s hands moved to the current position...
ANKARA (AA) – The US State Department has ordered families of its embassy staff in Ukraine to start leaving the country as soon as Monday, according to media reports. Fox News, citing US officials, said the State Department is also expected to encourage US citizens to begin evacuating Ukraine next week by commercial flights while […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Barlev on Sunday described settler attacks against Palestinians as “actions of a terror organization.” Barlev was referring to settler assaults on Friday against activists near the Burin village in the occupied West Bank, where 10 activists were injured, including four Israelis...
ANKARA (AA) – Every year on Jan. 20 Azerbaijan marks the anniversary of the 1990 tragic events, also known as Black January, remembering the violence from the breakup of the Soviet Union. Seen as the rebirth of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Black January – now National Mourning Day – witnessed the massacre of nearly 150 […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Treasury Department sanctioned four individuals it accused Thursday of engaging in activities directed by Russia to destabilize Ukraine. “Today’s action is intended to target, undermine, and expose Russia’s ongoing destabilization effort in Ukraine,” the agency said in a statement. US Secretary of Sta...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution Thursday that condemns the denial of the Holocaust and calls for greater international efforts to combat anti-Semitism worldwide. The resolution that was introduced by Israel and Germany and approved by consensus, condemns the denial of the mass mur...
