DR CONGO – The M23 rebels on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the Kisangani Bangoka International Airport attack last week in Democratic Republic Congo. “The AFC/M23 informs the public that between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 it…
NIGERIA – The US Africa Command on Tuesday confirmed the deployment of US military personnel in Nigeria. General Dagvin R.M. Anderson said the deployment followed a meeting with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in Rome late last…
ISRAEL – The US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff met with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, for talks on Iran. The meeting was also attended by the heads of Israel’s…
GREECE – At least 15 people were killed and 24 others injured after a migrant speedboat collided with the Greek Coast Guard patrol vessel late Tuesday, off the eastern Aegean island of Chios. The incident occurred…
LIBYA – The late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was assassinated at his residence, according to his lawyer Khaled al-Zaidi and adviser Abdullah Osman late Tuesday. Libyan media reported that the killing took…
FRANCE – France wants to restart dialogue with Russia, according to the French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. “It is being prepared, and so discussions are taking place at a technical level,” Macron told reporters during…
PALESTINE – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in southern Gaza and wounded another one on Tuesday. The young Palestinian man died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head from Israeli army fire south of the…
POLAND – An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of unknown origin crashed inside the compound of a Polish military arms depot, according to authorities on Monday, prompting an investigation. The incident occurred on Jan. 28 at the…
IRAN – In an aim to restart the stalled US-Iran nuclear negotiations, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi might meet the US envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff in Istanbul on Friday Feb. 6. The…
CHINA – A bridge collapse in Yancheng city, in China’s Jiangsu province killed at least 2 people, while 3 others remained missing, according to local reports on Tuesday. The accident occurred Monday evening when part of…
RUSSIA – Three people were killed on Monday when a Diamond DA training aircraft crashed in Russia’s Orenburg region. The Diamond DA aircraft, operated by the St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation, was conducting a…
IRAN – The Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to resume the Iran-US nuclear talks, according to local reports on Monday. Tasnim News Agency, citing an informed source, said that the talks are likely to…
PALESTINE – Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip killed at least 3 Palestinians, including a child, and left several others wounded on Monday Feb. 2. Medical sources said a 3-year-old boy was killed and several people were…
UK – The UK Member of Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham, Dan Norris, was rearrested over suspicion of a string of sexual offenses, according to Avon and Somerset Police on Monday. Norris, 66, was…
COSTA RICA – Laura Fernandez Delgado, a conservative running on the ruling Sovereign People’s Party (PPSO) ticket, was on Sunday announced as the leading presidential candidate by the country’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). Fernandez Delgado –…
NIGERIA – The Nigerian army said on Sunday that it had killed 11 Boko Haram terrorists, among them a commander, during a military operation in Borno state. In a statement, the army said its troops carried…
USA – A measles outbreak at Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas was reported on Sunday, forcing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to halt all movements in the facility. The Texas Department of State Health…
SINGAPORE – In a bid to strengthen the country’s space economy capabilities, Singapore is set to launch its first national space agency in April. The National Space Agency of Singapore (NSAS), to be formed on April…
IRAN – In a reciprocal measure after designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, Iranian parliament on Sunday designated European armies as terrorist groups. In remarks during a parliament session, Iran’s parliament…
PALESTINE – After 2 years of closure, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on Sunday, as part of a pilot operation, according to Israeli media. “The Rafah crossing has opened in a pilot…
PALESTINE – Hamas‘ Political Bureau member and Gaza Strip leader Khalil al-Hayya warned on Saturday that continued Israeli Gaza ceasefire violations would have serious consequences. Hamas said al-Hayya held calls with mediators and unnamed international parties…
USA – A US judge on Saturday rejected a bid by local officials to halt the influx of federal immigration agents and their operations in Minnesota. The influx of nearly 3,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
SOMALIA – The latest release of Epstein files reveal that Jeffrey Epstein and his associates discussed plans for a future international recognition of Somaliland, associated with its clean water, movie production studio and finance projects. The…
MALAWI – Malawian health ministry declared a polio outbreak in the country on Saturday, after the poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was detected in an environmental sample. Secretary for Health and Sanitation Dan Namarika said the virus…
CHINA – The Chinese military on Saturday conducted combat readiness drills in South China Sea, according to local reports. The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) organized naval and air forces to…
PALESTINE – Despite a ceasefire being in effect, at least 12 Palestinians were on Saturday killed in a series of Israeli strikes across Gaza Strip, targeting numerous areas. Four Palestinians, among them two children and a…
ISRAEL – The Pentagon announced on Friday that the US State Department had approved a potential foreign military sales to Israel totaling about $6.52 billion. The approvals include a possible sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters and…
USA – Saudi Arabia have shifted its stance on restraint, and now wants the US to conduct strikes on Iran. The Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman warned in private briefings in Washington that if…
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea on Saturday reported the first case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a cattle farm in the northwestern coast, the first in 9 months. The case was reported and confirmed at a…
USA – The US government shut down temporarily early Saturday, after no funding law was enacted. Despite the Senate passing a funding package Friday ahead of a midnight deadline, it needed the approval of the House…