INDIA – At least 7 people were on Monday killed in a chemical factory fire in Rajasthan, India. The incident occurred in the state’s Bhiwadi city, and the fire claimed the lives of seven workers, state-owned…
NORTH KOREA – A new housing district for families of North Korean troops killed in Ukraine war was on Sunday opened in Pyongyang, according to local reports on Monday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said…
USA – According to a report, Donald Trump assured Benjamin Netanyahu of US backing Israel on attacking Iran’s ballistic missile program, if US-Iran talks fail, during a December meeting. Discussions in Washington have shifted away from…
MALI – A military operation by the Malian Armed Forces on Sunday killed around a dozen terrorists in the Douentza region, according to a military statement. The operation was carried out between Bambara-Maoude and Inadjatafane in…
SOMALIA – At least 15 al-Shabaab terrorists were on Sunday killed in targeted strike on southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, according to the army. In coordination with international partners, the airstrike targeted militants planting improvised explosive…
IRAN – An armed attack on Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province on Sunday left at least 2 workers dead after a vehicle carrying mine workers was attacked in the province’s capital, Zahedan. Unidentified individuals opened fire…
NIGERIA – Armed gang attacks on villages in Niger state’s Borgu area in Nigeria on Sunday left at least 6 people dead, according to local authorities. Wasiu Abiodun, a spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command,…
JAPAN – A stabbing attack in the busy Dotonbori district of Osaka, Japan late Saturday left a teenage boy dead and 2 others injured, according to local reports. Police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of…
PALESTINE – Despite a ceasefire being in effect, Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip early Sunday Feb. 15 killed at least 9 people after strikes targeted civilians and displaced Palestinians’ tents in northern and southern parts of…
LEBANON – Israeli warplanes late Saturday carried out airstrikes on south Lebanon, targeting the outskirts of Houmine al-Fawqa in the Iqlim al-Tuffah. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the strikes hit the al-Hamila area near…
PALESTINE – While speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said that the Gaza ceasefire should be used as a prerequisite for a 2-state solution for Israel…
CANADA – Canada will restore diplomatic relations with Tehran when Iran regime changes, this’ according to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on Saturday Feb. 14. “The repressive Iranian regime must curtail the consistent and…
ETHIOPIA – The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union opened on Saturday Feb. 14, as the African heads of state and government gathered on a 2-day summit focused on water security, climate…
FRANCE – An avalanche in the French Alpine resort of Val-d’Isere on Friday killed 3 skiers, following a heavy snowfall brought by Storm Nils. The avalanche struck at around 11.30 am (0930GMT) in an off-piste area…
RUSSIA – Russia will block the encrypted messaging app Telegram, if it doesn’t comply with the country’s legislative requirements. “Telegram is a very high-quality platform, and I use it actively myself,” Andrey Klishas, the head of…
PALESTINE – Israel is using several tactics to block Palestinians from returning to Gaza through the Rafah crossing, including detention, humiliations, interrogations, threats, bribery not to return, deployment of armed Israeli-aligned militias, financial inducements to cooperate…
USA – Donald Trump on Friday Feb. 13 signaled his support for a US regime change in Iran, adding that it’d be the best thing that could happen. “For 47 years, they’ve been talking and talking…
KENYA – The US-Kenya health agreement worth $1.6 billion has been put on hold, awaiting final decision by the Supreme Court. The agreement, concluded in December, was designed to support Kenya’s public health system through expanded…
IRAN – According to their attorney, Javad Emam and Ebrahim Asgarzadeh, members of the Reform Front of Iran were released, days after their arrest. The two were detained earlier this week along with several other prominent…
BANGLADESH – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday claimed victory in Thursday’s general elections, while Jamaat-e-Islami party expressed concern over vote counting process. Bangladesh held general elections on Thursday, the first since the 2024 popular…
KENYA – The Kenya-Somalia border will open in April, after 15-year closure, according to Kenya’s president William Ruto. Mandera lies 1,050 kilometers (652 miles) northeast of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, near the tri-border area linking…
BANGLADESH – Early results on Friday showed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leading in the country’s general election, after millions took to the ballots on Thursday. The BNP is leading with 198 constituencies so far, according to…
UKRAINE – In an interview with The Atlantic that was published on Thursday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he won’t accept a bad peace agreement for Ukraine. The American magazine reported that some members of Zelenskyy’s inner…
LEBANON – An Israeli drone strike on south Lebanon on Thursday targeting a vehicle, killed one person, according to local reports. The drone fired three guided missiles at a vehicle in Bint Jbeil district in Nabatieh…
PALESTINE – According to the Palestinian Prisoners‘ Media Office on Thursday, the number of Palestinian women in Israeli prisons is at least 66, including 3 children. In a statement, the office said Israeli authorities detained 10…
FRANCE – Storm Nils battered southern and southwestern France with violent winds, flooding and avalanches on Thursday Feb. 12, resulting to the death of a truck driver and left around 850,000 households without power. The man…
CUBA – The Russian Embassy in Havana said that Moscow was considering a humanitarian oil & petroleum products’ aid to Cuba, as the country suffers from an energy crisis. “In the near future, there is expected…
USA – The FBI destroyed the master copy of the Jeffrey Epstein‘s jail surveillance footage of the night he died, then reconstructed the video from a separate copy that was later released publicly, according to documents….
CANADA – Shurat HaDin (SH), an Israeli lawfare organization with links to the Mossad intelligence agency is seeking a criminal investigation and financial restrictions to the Canadian outlet, The Maple. According to The Maple’s report, Shurat…
PALESTINE – Two siblings, a 16-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother, died after a fire broke out in a tent housing displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, according to medics on Wednesday. Shahd Mahmoud al-Medhun…