The 17-year-old was greeted with banners, cheers and Palestinian flags upon her arrival home A teenage Palestinian protester has been released from an Israeli prison after serving her eight-month sentence. Ahed Tamimi, a 17-year-old who was jailed for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers, was greeted with banners, cheers and Palestinian ... Read More »
‘We have always said, always, that the door would remain open,’ says European affairs minister Nathalie Loiseau Britain could still cancel Brexit and stay in the European Union on the same terms it currently enjoys, the French government has said. Nathalie Loiseau, the country’s European affairs minister, said on Thursday ... Read More »
Decision from major group representing diplomatic voice of 80 per cent of the world’s population comes at a time of heightened tensions in the region A United Nations bloc of developing countries has elected the observer state of Palestine as its next leader in a symbolic snub to the US ... Read More »
Since campaigning began, around 200 people – four of them candidates – have lost their lives in terrorist attacks Pakistan will make history on Wednesday when the country goes to the polls to elect a new government, the first time it will ever have achieved a second democratic transition of ... Read More »
DEVASTATING wildfires have been targeting Greece’s capital Athens and its surrounding cities, leaving at least 74 people dead and forcing hundreds of residents and tourists to flee for their lives. Greece has declared a state of emergency after at least 74 people died attempting to escape the wildfires raging in ... Read More »
The Syrian government Monday condemned the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers, calling it a “criminal operation” undertaken by “Israel and its tools”. The rescue workers and their families crossed out of Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights before arriving in Jordan over the weekend. Israel said ... Read More »
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that holding early elections would create instability in the country, after almost 300 people were killed in weeks of clashes stemming from a government clampdown on protests. Nicaragua’s main business lobby and other groups have urged Ortega to bring forward the country’s next ... Read More »
North Korea is reportedly dismantling facilities at one of their key launching stations in a possible attempt to fulfill a denuclearization pact. Satellite photos taken over the past few days show the regime has started disassembling parts of its Sohae Satellite Launching Station, according to the monitoring web site 38 ... Read More »
US president issues late-night tweet in capital letters, saying Iran must ‘never, ever threaten the United States again’ Donald Trump has threatened Iran will “suffer the consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before” in a late night tweet all in capital letters that threatened to ... Read More »
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “war with Iran is the mother of all wars”, but did not rule out peace between the two countries. Iran faces increased U.S. pressure and looming sanctions after Trump’s decision to withdraw ... Read More »
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