Iran says it reserves right to respond to IRGC commander's assassination

Jan 02, 2024

Tehran [Iran], January 2: Iran said on Monday it would reserve the right to respond to the recent assassination of a veteran Iranian commander in...

Israel shells Syrian sites after militants attack Golan Heights

Jan 02, 2024

Damascus [Syria], January 2: Militants in Syria fired projectiles at Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan Heights on Monday, prompting retaliatory shelling from the Israeli...

Putin says shelling of Belgorod is "terrorist act"

Jan 02, 2024

Moscow [Russia], January 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine's shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod is a "terrorist act."

S. Korea's opposition party chief taken to hospital after being attacked

Jan 02, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], January 2: Lee Jae-myung, chief of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, was taken to a hospital after being attacked by an...

Poland's president accuses govt of breaking law

Jan 02, 2024

Warsaw [Poland], January 2: In his New Year's address, Polish President Andrzej Duda warned the new government against violating the constitution and the rule of...

UK 'considering air strikes' to stop Red Sea attacks

Jan 02, 2024

London [UK], January 2: Britain is reportedly considering air strikes on Houthis after the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting...

Hamas fires rockets towards Israel on New Year's Eve

Jan 02, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 2: The armed branch of the Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, said it launched rocket attacks on the greater Tel Aviv area,...

Russian women demand return of their men from Ukraine front

Jan 02, 2024

Moscow [Russia], January 2: It started with a morning knock on the door just days into Russia's mobilization drive in September 2022. Maria Semyonova's boyfriend...

Xi, Biden exchange congratulations on 45 years of diplomatic ties

Jan 02, 2024

Beijing [China], January 2: China's President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with U.S. President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two...