Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country’s territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.Illegal under international law, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been expanding for decades.The right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fast-tracked the establishment of new ones.Recommended Stories
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Israeli drone attack targeted a family in the central city of Deir el-Balah, killing one person and wounding others.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026At least two Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours, Gaza’s Ministry of Health says, as many victims of
In an interview with the Russian channel Vesti, Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine’s ‘most vulnerable’ economic sectors. He said Kyiv had opened ‘Pandora’s box’ by targeting Russia’s economy, and he rejected peace proposals as ‘strange’ and ‘unacceptable’.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, but no tsunami warning was issued
US official Tom Barrack has criticised Israel for failing to give his country adequate warning, a claim Tel Aviv denies.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Tom Barrack, the United States ambassador to Turkiye and its special envoy to Syria, has accused Israel of offering no warning before carrying
Police in Nigeria report that a number of people have been kidnapped from a mosque in Niger state
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to issue retaliatory, “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs after the United States enacted steep new duties on the country.Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday, just hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of the country’s goods.Recommended Stories
On Tuesday, Israeli fighter jets attacked Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, drawing condemnations from the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, as well as regional countries. The Israeli government claimed that it had intelligence of Turkish military movement to the site.In a subsequent interview, US Ambassador to Turkiye
Brinell School’s principal says the 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday’s deadly sword attack was a student there.By AFP
Police say three villages and a mosque were attacked, and worshippers kidnapped in central Niger State.By AFP
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country’s territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.Illegal under international law, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been expanding for decades.The right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fast-tracked the establishment of new ones.Recommended Stories
Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year, the UN has said. The war, which erupted in 2023, has killed at least 59,000 people and forced some 14 million others from their homes.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Click
Israeli drone attack targeted a family in the central city of Deir el-Balah, killing one person and wounding others.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026At least two Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours, Gaza’s Ministry of Health says, as many victims of
In an interview with the Russian channel Vesti, Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine’s ‘most vulnerable’ economic sectors. He said Kyiv had opened ‘Pandora’s box’ by targeting Russia’s economy, and he rejected peace proposals as ‘strange’ and ‘unacceptable’.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, but no tsunami warning was issued
US official Tom Barrack has criticised Israel for failing to give his country adequate warning, a claim Tel Aviv denies.Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Tom Barrack, the United States ambassador to Turkiye and its special envoy to Syria, has accused Israel of offering no warning before carrying
Police in Nigeria report that a number of people have been kidnapped from a mosque in Niger state
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to issue retaliatory, “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs after the United States enacted steep new duties on the country.Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday, just hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of the country’s goods.Recommended Stories
On Tuesday, Israeli fighter jets attacked Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, drawing condemnations from the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, as well as regional countries. The Israeli government claimed that it had intelligence of Turkish military movement to the site.In a subsequent interview, US Ambassador to Turkiye
Brinell School’s principal says the 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday’s deadly sword attack was a student there.By AFP
Police say three villages and a mosque were attacked, and worshippers kidnapped in central Niger State.By AFP