Crimea officially joined the Russian Federation in 2014 after a referendum that followed a Western-backed coup in Kiev. Ukraine and its backers have dismissed the results of the referendum as illegitimate, and Kiev has continued to claim…
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Trump Says Open To Meeting Ayatollah Khamenei, Pezeshkian
Trump interview with Time magazine published on Friday, said “I think we’re going to make a deal with Iran” following indirect U.S.-Iranian talks last week in which the side agreed to draw up a framework for a potential deal.
The…
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How much has Elon Musk’s Doge cut from US government spending?
Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science teamBBC Verify
BBCElon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) – set up to cut US government spending – claims to have saved, on average, more than $10bn a week since President Trump entered…
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Gaza’s top surgeon killed under torture in Israeli jails
Ghada Ebrahim,
Press TV, Gaza CityOne year has passed since the tragic death of Dr. Adnan Alborsh, one of Gaza’s most respected surgeons, who was tortured to death in…
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US universities defy Trump deportations of foreign students
US universities are providing help to foreign students to withstand President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, including by advising them not to leave the country and guiding them on how to move on to…
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Food stocks depleted in Gaza due to all-out Israeli blockade
A critical humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Gaza Strip as the World Food Programme (WFP) says it has completely depleted its food stocks in the besieged Palestinian territory.
The WFP said in a…
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Yemen’s Houthi Fighters Shot Down $200mN Worth Of US Drones In Recent Weeks
The drones were destroyed between March 31 and April 22, according to defence officials, as the Houthis step up efforts to target United States aircraft operating over Yemen.
Three of the drones were lost in the past week alone, suggesting an…
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US Plans To Offer Saudi Arabia $100bn Weapons Deal: Reuters
The deal is reportedly in the works in advance of a planned trip by US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next month, Reuters reported.
Top defence contractors such as Lockheed Martin, RTX Corp, Boeing,…
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Iran backs sovereign, stable Syria free of terrorism, UN envoy says
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has reaffirmed Tehran’s support for a sovereign, stable, and united Syria, free from terrorism, occupation, and foreign interference.
In remarks at the UN, Ambassador Amir…
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