Japanese parliamentarians have elected the country’s first female prime minister.
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Video: Who is Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister
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FAO, Iran launch project to boost climate-resilient farming
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has launched a new Regional Technical Cooperation Project aimed at strengthening national and regional…
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Police left wounded child to die after shooting family car in southwest Iran
Rights groups had previously reported that the child, identified as Zolfaghar Sharafi, was killed by direct police fire. New information suggests that officers left the scene without assisting the wounded boy or his family.
The sources said…
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How Russia’s new tactics pose new winter threat to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – The Russian drone strike was surgically precise and destroyed a giant transformer at a key power station in the Ukrainian capital.
“There’s nothing left to repair,” Mykola Svyrydenko, who lives close to Thermal Station 5, a…
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Mona Lisa to the Nazis: Robbed often, why latest Louvre theft is different | Arts and Culture News
The band of robbers who broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday morning and stole eight Napoleonic pieces of priceless jewellery in a four-minute heist were just the latest in a long line of daring thieves who have targeted the iconic…
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Deputy FM: IAEA Seeks To Inspect Iran’s Undamaged Nuclear Sites
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Qaribabadi says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has requested visits to some of Iran’s undamaged nuclear facilities, adding that the matter has been…
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IRGC vows to “unleash hell” on any future aggressors
Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji and his accompanying delegation met with Major General Mohammad Pakpour, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
During the meeting, al-Araji conveyed the greetings of Iraq’s…
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What to know about Trump’s plan to build $250m White House ballroom | Construction News
Massive demolition work began this week on the White House’s East Wing as part of United States President Donald Trump’s plans to build a new ballroom in a space traditionally reserved for the first lady.
The construction, which started on…
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A ‘big moment’ for France as Sarkozy jailed
Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012,…
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Hezbollah ready to confront potential Israeli ground invasion
“The Resistance is not broken and will not be defeated,” Hasan Ezzeddine was quoted by Arab media as saying.
He said the Resistance remains steadfast and upholds the rightful cause of defending the land, dignity, and honor of Lebanon.
He also…
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