Iraqi warplanes bombed a cave used as a hideout by ISIS militants in Qara Gogh, northern Nineveh, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Saturday. The SMC said that the Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out four airstrikes on the cave sheltering members of the extremist group. The attack was …
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Pentagon: Congress must pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill by Thursday
The Pentagon said that Congress must pass a pending $40 billion Ukraine aid package by Thursday to avoid interrupting US weapons shipments to the Kiev government in its war with Russia.
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
ISIS on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers in the country’s Sinai peninsula on Wednesday, the group said on its Telegram channel. Four others were injured when armed men opened fire early on May 11 at a security post on the coast of northeastern …
Read More »UAE elects Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed as President
The UAE’s Federal Supreme Council has elected Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the President of the UAE, the Emirates News Agency WAM reported on Saturday. It makes 61-year-old Sheikh Mohamed the third President of the UAE. Dubai Ruler and Prime Minister of the UAE …
Read More »Iraq exhumed remains of Saddam-era victims from mass grave
Iraqi authorities have exhumed the remains of 15 people from a mass grave believed to hold dozens more likely killed under former president Saddam Hussein, an official said Saturday.
Read More »G7 threatens to reinforce Russia sanctions, continue military aide to Ukraine
Diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) countries threaten to reinforce economic and political pressure on Russia and continue supplying weapons to Kiev as the conflict in Ukraine grinds into its third month with no solution on the horizon.
Read More »Thousands in London mark 74th anniversary of ‘Nakba’, pay homage to slain Palestinian journalist
Thousands of people from all walks of life have staged a mass rally in the United Kingdom to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the ‘Nakba,’ or Catastrophe when more than 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly driven from their homes as Israel proclaimed its illegal existence in 1948. People gathered in front …
Read More »At Least 11 Die as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Puerto Rico, US Says
More than 30 were rescued in the waters north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said.
Read More »Three ISIS terrorists killed in western Iraq
The Security Media Cell announced that three ISIS terrorists were killed in an F-16 raid in al-Anbar, western Iraq. The Cell said in a statement that Iraqi F-16 targeted an ISIS underground tunnel, in which terrorists were hiding, south of Kubaysa, al-Anbar.
Read More »India reveals results of new missile test
New Delhi has reported a successful test launch of an advanced 450-km range BrahMos missile from a Russian Sukhoi fighter jet
Read More »Two killed, 3 others injured in shooting at Dallas entertainment district, police say
Police said two people were in custody following the 2 a.m. shooting in Deep Ellum, Dallas.
Read More »Iraq reports 126 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths
Iraq logged 126 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report stated that no COVID-19 death was registered today. On the other hand, 128 patients had achieved full recovery. The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the …
Read More »In giant leap forwards, scientists grow plants in Moon soil
The breakthrough experiment sees seeds germinate in lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions decades ago.
Read More »Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers resign to run in 2023 polls
Central bank governor Godwin Emefiele and at least four of the ministers who resigned are looking to succeed Buhari as Nigeria’s president.
Read More »Ukraine asks G7 to seize Russian assets to rebuild country
Ukraine asked the G7 group of rich nations on Friday to seize Russian assets and hand them over to help it rebuild after months of the war, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. Kuleba said he made the request while addressing a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in northern Germany. “We …
Read More »Oil rises but set for weekly drop as fears of weaker demand limit gains
Oil prices rose on Friday but were headed for their first weekly loss in three weeks as worries about inflation and China’s COVID lockdowns slowing global growth offset concerns about dwindling supplies from Russia. Brent crude futures were up $1.88, or 1.8%, at $109.33 a barrel at 1227 GMT, while …
Read More »EU says talks with Iran ‘positive enough’ to reopen nuclear negotiations
The EU’s foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed there had been enough progress during consultations between his envoy and Iranian officials in Tehran this week to relaunch nuclear negotiations after two months of deadlock. Talks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have been on …
Read More »Israeli forces attack, beat Palestinian mourners in journalist’s funeral (Videos)
Israeli forces have attacked and beaten the mourners attending the funeral procession of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by the regime troops in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. "The Israeli army is asking people if they are Christian or Muslim. If you’re Muslim you …
Read More »At least 3 people injured in explosion in mosque in Kabul
At least three people have been reported injured in an explosion at the Qari Saber Mosque in Kabul on Friday. Russia Today the Arabic language reported on Friday that at least three people have been reported injured in an explosion at the Qari Saber Mosque in Kabul. The report said …
Read More »Russia expels 10 Romanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Russia on Friday expelled 10 Romanian diplomats in response to similar expulsions by Bucharest.
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