Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China would consider hosting the third Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2023. The Chinese Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation initiative has been presented by Xi as the revival of the ancient Silk Road for trade between the East …

Today, Saturday, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amiri, mourned the martyrs of the Ali al-Akbar Brigade (peace be upon him) in the Popular Mobilization Forces in Hamrin District and the martyrs of the Iraqi army during the terrorist attack in Kirkuk. Al-Amiri said in a statement received by …

Prime Minister Muhammad Al-Sudani affirmed that the fight against administrative and financial corruption is among our priorities, because of this phenomenon of a serious threat to the overall plans, programs and policies implemented by any government, whether the federal government or local governments. He said during a meeting attended by …

Head of the Popular Mobilization Commission, Faleh Al-Fayyad, confirmed that the Popular Mobilization Commission is a military entity under the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Al-Fayyadh said in a brief statement: “We will implement the decision of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, and we …

On Saturday, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched a large-scale operation against ISIS in the Hemrin Mountains, northeast of the Al-Azim district of Diyala governorate. PMF Operations Commander Talib al-Moussawi said in a statement that the operation is carried out on five “axis,” which are “the Sandej axis, the Al-Nayasim …

NATO claims two Russian fighter jets made an unsafe and unprofessional approach toward Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) during routine operations in the Baltic Sea. The jets flew over the force at an altitude of 300 feet (91 meters) and a distance of 80 yards (73 meters) on Thursday …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has firmly warned to respond to US threats with nuclear weapons amid Washington’s ramped-up military activities in the region, including joint exercises with Seoul and Tokyo. North Korea’s official news agency KCNA said on Saturday that Kim made the warning after he personally oversaw Pyongyang’s …

Brazil President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that the United Nations Security Council needs to change and that there should be more members representing all continents. “The UN Security Council needs to change, it needs to have more people representing all continents, and it needs to end the idea …

Hungary has slammed the European Union’s sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine, as a counterproductive intervention in the conflict that could quickly turn the bloc into an actual “belligerent.” “It’s a step towards war, if someone intervenes economically in a military conflict,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban said …

Tunisian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Zarzis on Friday who were trying to reach the island of Djerba, where leaders of French-speaking countries are slated to attend a summit. The demonstrators that were demanding an answer for the Tunisian migrants who have been missing for two …

Russian Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of committing “war crimes” by, what Moscow denounces as, execution of more than 10 Russian soldiers. “No one will be able to paint the deliberate and methodical murder of more than 10 restrained Russian soldiers… who were shot in the head, as a ‘tragic …

More than two dozen unaccompanied underage migrants aboard the controversial Ocean Viking refugee rescue ship have gone missing from their reception center, authorities said on Thursday. The council in the southern Var department, according to reports, said the public prosecutor had been told that 26 of 44 minors under full …

Japan’s inflation surged by 3.6 percent in October from the previous year, marking a 40-year high, amid weakening yen and soaring energy prices, the government said in a report on Friday. The government data showed the nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices but includes …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back at Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record at his opening press conference of the World Cup on Saturday, blasting their “hypocrisy”. The build-up to the tournament in the Gulf state, which starts on Sunday, has been dominated by concerns over Qatar’s treatment of …