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Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall while on a projected path that will take it near the northeast Caribbean, although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are …

Armenia on Thursday accused Azerbaijan of preparing a military provocation against its forces by concentrating troops along the arch-foes’ shared border and near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ex-Soviet republics have been locked in a decades-long conflict over the mostly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan. Tensions between Baku and …

The Hamas resistance movement has condemned Bahrain’s recent move to allow the opening of the Israeli embassy in Manama as “a stab in the back” of the Palestinians. Speaking to the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news website, Mousa Abu Marzook, the deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, warned that the move will …

The Transitional President of Gabon, General Brice Olegé Nguema, announced that former President Ali Bongo Ondimba can travel abroad if he wishes. The Transitional President of Gabon confirmed, in a statement broadcast on state television, that President Bongo is free to move. Last Monday, before the Constitutional Court in Gabon, …

Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government, according to the UK Home Office. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said a draft order, due to be laid before parliament, will allow Wagner’s assets in the UK to be …

A group of Australian lawmakers have planned to visit the United States later this month to demand an end to Washington’s push to get WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited to the country. The delegation of federal MPs and senators traveling on September 20 to Washington, DC includes former Nationals leader …

Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal is due to rule on Wednesday on whether Bola Tinubu should stay as president after two rivals challenged his victory in February’s disputed vote. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections, but none have succeeded. Most political observers expect …

Russian Governor of the Bryansk region has said that the air defense systems defending the region successfully downed a Ukrainian drone flying over its airspace, foiling another “terrorist” attack by Kiev. “The air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry have foiled an attack by Ukrainian terrorists. An aircraft-type unmanned …

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has warned against the “new Cold War” at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when dealing with conflicts between countries, as leaders of the economic grouping gathered in Indonesia. On Wednesday, Li sounded the alarm at the 43rd ASEAN summit held in Jakarta …

The United States is reportedly set to send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, despite international concerns over health risks the weaponry poses to civilians. The administration of President Joe Biden will unveil a new military aid package for Ukraine next week, according to a document seen by Reuters. …

Russia’s former president has described Ukraine’s Western backers as a “pro-Nazi coalition”, dismissing the idea of Moscow reconciling with the West as a vain illusion. Washington and its allies in Europe and elsewhere continue to support Kiev despite it acting increasingly like the Nazis during World War II, Dmitry Medvedev …

Tensions have escalated in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with local sources reporting an airstrike in the city’s southern region that claimed the lives of at least 20 civilians including two children. “The death toll from the aerial bombardment in southern Khartoum has risen to 20 civilians,” the neighborhood’s resistance …

Lebanon is grappling with an extensive power outage crisis across the entire nation, stemming from the closure of the pivotal “Deir Emar” and “Al-Zahrani” power plants, according to an official statement released by the Lebanese Electricity Company. The statement revealed that the Deir Emar and Al-Zahrani facilities ceased operations due …

Saudi Arabia hopes to see Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visit the kingdom following an invitation from King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Thursday in a press conference with his Iranian counterpart. He added that the countries’ corresponding ambassadors will start in their …

UK’s foreign intelligence service, commonly known as MI6, has made preparations for a Ukrainian unit to be sent to Africa to carry out sabotage operations against Russia-linked targets, according to an unnamed military source, cited by the Russian media. “According to information confirmed by several sources, the British intelligence service …

Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii’s …

Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reportedly killed 55 people. Armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the city’s worst violence this year. However, the military commander at the center of clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital has …

Leaders of the BRICS countries are set to meet in South Africa for their annual summit next week to discuss the potential expansion of the group of major emerging economies and turning it into a geopolitical bloc to challenge Western dominance. The 15th summit of BRICS heads of state will …

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has called on Washington to stop hunting down Russian nationals in third countries, stressing that Moscow considers the speedy repatriation of all its citizens detained in American prisons its priority. Antonov made the remarks in a statement posted on Telegram on Wednesday, amid …

Dozens of migrants are feared dead after a boat that left Senegal with more than 100 people onboard over a month ago was rescued by the coast guard in Cabo Verde with just 38 survivors onboard, officials said. The boat was rescued by the coast guard in Cabo Verde, about …