JAPAN – The Japanese Defense Ministry announced the deployment of long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities in 2 of its Ground Self-Defense Force bases on Tuesday. “In response to the increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan, the…
RUSSIA – The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said on Tuesday that Moscow will not deliver oil to countries supporting price cap. Rudenko said in an interview with the Russian daily Izvestia that the energy…
POLAND – The US has unofficially requested the Patriot air defense system battery from Poland for deployment in the Middle East, according to a local report on Tuesday. The Rzeczpospolita newspaper said that Washington has not…
PALESTINE – According to Palestinian officials on Monday, Israel has extended its military offensive in occupied West Bank refugee camps, targeting both Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps, in what the officials say is part of a…
ISRAEL – Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israeli war in Lebanon will continue even after any deal is reached between US and Iran, according to a report on Monday. The Israel Hayom daily said Netanyahu conveyed…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Knesset on Monday approved the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, with 62 voting in favor of the bill, 47 against, and 1 abstention. The contentious bill introduced by the far-right Jewish Power…
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog city in Rostov region killed 1 person and injured 8 others, according to authorities on Monday. In a Telegram statement, Rostov region’s Governor Yury Slyusar described the…
GERMANY – The German far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party chairman Tino Chrupalla have expressed opposition to the continued stationing of American troops in the country, demanding their withdrawal. “Let’s start putting this into practice –…
CHINA – Air China resumed direct flights to North Korea on Monday, ending a 6-year hiatus, following earlier resumption of train services between the two nations. An Air China passenger plane from Beijing arrived in Pyongyang…
RUSSIA – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday that the second secretary of the British Embassy in Moscow, Jance Van Rensburg Albertus Gerardus, has been expelled over allegations of intelligence activity. The FSB…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Knesset on Monday approved the 2026 state budget worth $271 billion (850.6 billion shekels), with $45.8 billion (143 billion shekels) allocated to the Defense Ministry, marking the largest defense allocation in Israel’s…
USA – A report on Sunday citing officials with knowledge of the matter said that Donald Trump was considering a ground operation in Iran to extract almost 1,000 pounds of uranium, an operation that could take…
IRAN – Early Monday, US-Israeli strikes targeted Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, as well as a petrochemical facility in Tabriz, according to local reports. Iranian state television said several sites across the capital were also hit….
IRAN – The US Army used an untested Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in the Feb. 28 strike on Iran that targeted a sports hall and an elementary school near a military compound in Lamerd city, according…
USA – The Saturday No Kings protests against Trump’s Administration saw millions take to the streets across the US, including other countries. The events were held in all 50 states and 16 countries, marking one of…
REPUBLIC OF CONGO – The re-election of Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso in March 15th presidential election was upheld by the Constitutional Court following allegations of irregularities, allowing him to serve for the 5th…
IRAN – A US-Israeli attack on Southern Iran killed 5 people and injured 4 others when a pier was targeted, according to local reports on Sunday. According to the Iran’s official news agency IRNA, the strike…
UK – UK is preparing to deploy Royal Navy’s RFA Lyme Bay vessel at the Strait of Hormuz for mine detection and clearing, according to local reports on Saturday. Sources cited by The Sunday Times, indicated…
LEBANON – Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon targeting several towns on Sunday killed at least 11 people and injured several others, according to local reports. Seven of them were killed and a number of others were…
PALESTINE – Israeli airstrike on al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis early Sunday killed at least 6 Palestinians and injured 4 others, according to witnesses. Witnesses said that an Israeli drone strike targeted a group of civilians…
RUSSIA – A Ukrainian drone strike on residential building in Yaroslavl Region killed a child and left both parents and another woman in nearby building injured, according to the regional governor on Saturday. “One child was…
PALESTINE – An Israeli drone strike on Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood on Saturday killed a Palestinian and seriously injured another one, despite a ceasefire being in effect. An Israeli drone carried out a strike on the…
INDONESIA – Official enforcement of social media account restrictions for children under 16 years begun on Saturday March 28 in Indonesia, becoming the first country to initiate such a curb in Southeast Asia. In a news…
TURKEY – Following the Iran war initiated by the US and Israel at the end of February, the global energy markets have been rattled, with European energy dependency on natural gas coming into attention. While natural…
IRAN – US-Israeli strikes on Iran‘s Zanjan province killed 5 civilians and injured 7 others, according to authorities on Saturday. Zanjan Deputy Governor Ali Sadeghi said the deaths occurred when a residential building was targeted in…
NEPAL – Nepal’s ousted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were on Saturday arrested for negligence in the deaths of Gen Z protesters during last September’s protests. “Promise is promise. No…
PALESTINE – The Israeli army have admitted ignoring settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank despite receiving prior warnings, according to a report on Friday. The Haaretz newspaper said 200 reservists sent a letter to Defense…
BELARUS – Belarus will open an embassy in North Korea, as the two nations seek to deepen ties, according to the Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov. “The president has set very specific objectives. Opening our embassy…
NEPAL – Welcome to the life’s story and comprehensive overview of the new Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen), who was previously only known in the hip-hop scene. Trained as a structural engineer, Shah, 35, built…
USA – Donald Trump‘s signature is set to appear in future US paper currency, according to a Thursday announcement by the Department of the Treasury. The decision is tied to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the…