Iraq has repatriated almost 4,000 of its citizens stuck on the Belarus borders with European Union members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia in recent weeks, Iraq’s foreign minister said Sunday. Since November 18, the Iraqi government has organized “10 flights from Baghdad to Belarus” to repatriate its citizens, Fuad Hussein told …
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Ukraine claims Russia behind cyberattack in ‘hybrid war’
Ukraine said Sunday that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbor. The statement from the Ministry of Digital Development came a day after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number …
Read More »Tsunami threat recedes; volcanic ash hinders Tonga response
The massive ash cloud covering the island nation prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand from assessing the damage. The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption receded on Sunday, but a massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New …
Read More »IED explosion targets a convoy of US-led Coalition southern Iraq
A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in the southern governorate of Basra today, Sunday. A source said that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition in Basra. No casualties were reported. The Global Coalition’s convoys are subjected, every now …
Read More »Over 100 Palestinians arrested during clashes in Negev: Report
Israeli forces have arrested more than 100 Palestinians during recent clashes in the Negev desert, a report says, as the Palestinian residents of the region, including children, face a forced eviction drive by the occupying entity. The mass arrests occurred during Tel Aviv’s crackdown on protests staged in reaction to …
Read More »Pentagon: Air defenses showed N Korean missile could strike US
Early warning American military systems warned that a North Korean missile launched earlier this week could hit as far as the coast of California or the Aleutian Islands, according to a US media report. On Tuesday morning, North Korea launched a missile which initial telemetry readings from the United States …
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