Moscow, Kyiv exchange 300 POWs each: Russian army
AFP : Moscow and Kyiv exchanged 300 POWs each on Friday, Russia’s defence ministry said, the second round of a swap that has seen 500...
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‘It doesn’t matter to us how long this war lasts’
Reuters : Iran has pledged to continue its military operations until its objectives are met, as tensions in the Gulf escalate. Iranian General Kioumars Heydari,...
56 Afghan civilians killed in conflict with Pakistan since last week
AFP : The United Nations rights chief said Friday that 56 Afghan civilians had been killed — nearly half of them children — since...
US Justice Dept releases Epstein docss with claims against Trump
AFP : The US Justice Department published additional FBI documents on Thursday describing interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted...
Japan startup’s space rocket fails again
Reuters : A Japanese startup’s third attempt to put a satellite in orbit failed on Thursday after its rocket spiraled back to Earth shortly...
Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate areas near border
Hezbollah has warned Israeli residents living within 5km (3 miles) of the Lebanon border to leave the area. The warning was issued early Friday...
UK defense minister heads to Cyprus amid Middle East war
AFP : Britain’s defense minister John Healey is headed to Cyprus, a defense source told AFP, after a drone strike on a UK air...
Tourism on hold as Middle East war casts uncertainty
AFP : Cancelled flights, postponed trips and a great deal of uncertainty: the war in the Middle East is casting a long shadow over...
200 Afghans released from Pakistani jails
Agencies : A total of 200 Afghan prisoners were released from detention centers in Pakistan last week and have returned to Afghanistan, the country’s...
100,000 fled Tehran in first 2 days of war: UN
AFP : The United Nations on Wednesday said an estimated 100,000 people fled Tehran in the first two days of the US and Israeli strikes...
Russia may halt EU gas supplies earlier than planned
Agencies : Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia could stop supplying natural gas to European Union countries sooner than expected, citing commercial reasons. In a...
More than 80,000 evacuated from southern Lebanon
Agencies : Tens of thousands of Lebanese people have been displaced following evacuation orders put out by the Israeli military declaring 8 percent of the...