JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister on Wednesday warned Iran of a "resounding blow" if it attacked Israeli targets in the wake of increasing tensions in the region."Anyone who attacks us will receive a resounding blow," Benjamin Netanyahu said in a conference organized by the Kohelet Policy Forum,... Read More
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities on Wednesday reported that there had been no casualties following Iran's missile strike targeting two US military bases in Iraq.Iraq's state-run Security Media Network said in a written statement that 22 missiles had fallen on Iraqi territory."Seventeen of these rockets... Read More
WASHINGTON DC -- President Donald Trump said he will be making a statement early Wednesday after Iranian missiles hit Iraqi military bases hosting US troops, adding "all is well"."All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages... Read More
KIEV -- Passengers and crew of a Ukrainian plane that crashed at Tehran Airport were killed, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday."The passengers and flight crew are deceased," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s consular service said in a statement on Facebook.Fars news agency... Read More
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that Iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq."At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in... Read More
CANBERRA -- Hundreds of Australians have been arrested for allegedly deliberately lighting Australian bushfires in only a matter of months.Australia is currently enduring one of the worst bushfire crises in the nation's history, with at least 25 people having been killed since September.The... Read More
WASHINGTON DC -- If the Iraqi government forces the removal of US forces, Baghdad will face “sanctions like they’ve never seen before,” President Donald Trump said Sunday.Trump said the prospective economic penalties would far outweigh the crippling sanctions the US has imposed on... Read More
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi parliament on Sunday decided to expel American troops from the country.In an extraordinary session, the parliament unanimously decided to send the US and foreign troops out of the country.In a statement, the parliament said the implementation of the decision is within the... Read More
WASHINGTON DC -- US President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to hit Iranian targets for any attacks on Americans or the US in the wake of the killing of top Iranian general by an American airstrike."Iran has been nothing but problems for many years. Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes... Read More
WASHINGTON -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for all parties to exercise "maximum restraint" in the Persian Gulf after the US assassinated a top Iranian general in Iraq.Guterres "is deeply concerned with the recent escalation," his spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement."This is a... Read More
MANILA — China is beefing up its efforts to transform its state-owned broadcast firms into “world-class” mainstream media organizations.Shen Haixiong, president of China Media Group (CMG), made the statement in a New Year’s message to overseas audiences carried through China... Read More
BAGHDAD -- Iran-backed militias on Wednesday withdrew from the compound of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the Iraqi army said.The protesters also dismantled their tents outside the Green Zone in Baghdad on the edge of the Tigris River, the Iraqi Ground Forces Command said in a written statement.Earlier... Read More
HONG KONG --More than a million residents in Hong Kong took to the streets on New Year's Day as the eight-month-long unrest continued into 2020.A major rally was held at the colonial era Victoria Park, local non-profit organization Civil Human Rights Front said.Protesters blocked barricades across... Read More
HONG KONG -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) rejected foreign interference in Hong Kong's affairs.In a statement on Wednesday, which was made in response to an open letter from a group of overseas politicians and persons to the HKSAR chief executive, the... Read More
WASHINGTON -- United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Tuesday that the United States will deploy about 750 troops immediately to the Middle East, a move taken hours after demonstrators stormed the US Embassy in Baghdad."Approximately 750 soldiers will deploy to the region immediately and... Read More
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will sign an initial phase one trade deal with China next month in what could be a major milestone in a bilateral trade war.The ceremony on Jan. 15 at the White House will include top Chinese officials, the President said on Twitter. He... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM -- Tanzanian conservation authorities said on Saturday the world's oldest free-ranging female black rhino has died in the Ngorongoro crater aged 57.Freddy Manongi, the Conservation Commissioner for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), said in a statement that the rhino... Read More
JERUSALEM -- Israeli archaeologists discovered a hoard of seven gold coins dating back to 1,200 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Sunday.The coins, from the early Islamic period, were discovered in a broken clay juglet during excavations in the city of Yavne in central... Read More
MOSCOW, Russia – Scientists at Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE) have compared the indicators of biological and psychobiological age among representatives of various professional groups to find out that women in blue-collar jobs over 36 are more likely to age faster... Read More
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday became only the third chief executive in US history to be impeached following near-party line votes in the House of Representatives.The two articles of impeachment -- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress -- will now be sent to the Senate, where... Read More
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