- Middle East
Iran executes man for spying for Israel amid execution wave
Tehran: Iran said Monday, September 29, it hanged a man accused of spying for Israel, the latest as Tehran carries out its largest wave of executions in decades. Iran identified the executed…
- World
US: Gunman crashes truck into Michigan Church, kills 4, injures 8
Grand Blanc Township: At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll tops 66,000 amid ongoing Israeli offensive
Gaza Strip: Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said in its daily report the death toll has climbed to 66,005, with…
- Middle East
Iran signals hardline response to UN sanctions, treaty exit possible
Tehran: Iran weighed Sunday, September 28, how to respond to reimposed United Nations sanctions over its atomic program, with one lawmaker suggesting parliament would consider potentially withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty…
- World
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia N-plant runs on generators, safety woes mount
Kyiv: Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators Saturday, prompting mounting safety concerns. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, announced a USD 90 billion arms agreement with…
- World
Early-morning earthquake injures 7 in northwest China’s Gansu province
Beijing: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake scattered roof tiles and knocked over houses Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. Seven people were reported injured, the official Xinhua News Agency said. None…
- World
UN Security Council rejects bid to delay Iran nuclear sanctions ahead of deadline
United Nations: The UN Security Council has rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries…
- Middle East
Netanyahu vows ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza amid UN backlash
United Nations: Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in…
- Pakistan
Pakistan vaccinates 9mn girls against cervical cancer despite online backlash
Karachi: Pakistan has vaccinated about 9 million adolescent girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer, as part of a continuing national campaign that has overcome early setbacks fuelled by sceptics online,…
- Middle East
Palestine applies for BRICS membership, says envoy
Gaza Strip: Palestine has applied for membership of the BRICS as more countries recognised it as a state in recent weeks, a Palestinian diplomat said on Friday. However, it is yet to…
- Middle East
Israel strikes missile site in eastern Lebanon, cites Hezbollah threat
Beirut: Israel’s air force carried out airstrikes Friday on eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run news agency reported without giving any word on casualties. The Israeli military said it struck a site used…
- Middle East
Israel’s Netanyahu to address UN amid mounting pressure over Gaza war
United Nations: Facing international isolation, accusations of war crimes and growing pressure to end a conflict he has continued to escalate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets his chance to push back…
- Middle East
Hezbollah defies ban, projects images on Beirut’s iconic rocks
Beirut: Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered at a scenic overlook on Beirut’s coast Thursday and projected images of the group’s former longtime leader and his successor on the iconic arched Raouche rock…
- Middle East
Hamas will have no role in governing postwar Gaza, says Abbas
United Nations: The Palestinian president, speaking over video after the United States revoked his visa, told world leaders Thursday, September 25, that his people “reject” the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and…
- Middle East
At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as int’l calls for ceasefire grow
Gaza Strip: At least 17 people were killed Thursday, September 25, in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow.…
