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Ukraine launches 'co-ordinated strikes' against glide bomb Russian airbase - military source
Russia has been deploying glide bombs against Ukrainian positions since early 2023, with the weapon said to be "vital" in its seizure of Avdiivka.
Man whose family was killed on Oct. 7 questioned under caution after allegedly being beaten by right-wing activist
Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too
President Joe Biden offered his most direct recognition of U.S. students’ anguish over the Israel-Hamas war, telling graduates of historically Black Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza break his heart, too.
Jewish Iranian sentenced to death for murder receives last-minute stay of execution
Japan concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings
The remarks justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings could put a damper on bilateral ties between Tokyo and Washington.
'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's president, others
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest.
French parliament calls for "lifting taboo" on Kyiv's ban on strikes against Russia
The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, calls on his country to change its doctrine and no longer prohibit Ukraine from striking Russian territory. — Ukrinform.
Islamic State claims responsibility for gun attack that killed three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan
The terror group's affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival of the country's Taliban government, and earlier claimed responsibility for an attack on Chinese citizens in Kabul in 2022.
Poland invests $2.5 billion into fortifying border with Russia and Belarus
Poland's prime minister says it is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, 88, Has Pneumonia
The Saudi monarch, 88, will undergo antibiotic treatment for the "lung inflammation," SPA reported.
Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
'Forced to read script': IDF finds footage of former hostages Ela, Dafna Elyakim in Gaza
The Elyakim sisters were released as part of the hostage release and ceasefire deal in late November.
Mass antisemitic rally in front of Munich synagogue calls for Israel’s eradication
Nearly 4,000 anti-Israel protestors turned up on Saturday in front of the main Munich synagogue demanding the obliteration of the Jewish state, according to German media reports - Click on the link for more.
Ukrainian Defense Forces Capture Dozen Russian POWs in Kharkiv Offensive
Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab Emirates
Ukraine ups pressure on US to allow strikes in Russia: ‘This is insane’
Ukraine to get its first F-16 jets in June-July, says Kyiv military source
Russian court seizes Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank assets as part of lawsuit
Helicopter in Iranian President Raisi's convoy involved in 'accident'
Foggy weather was complicating rescue efforts for the president's helicopter, according to Iranian reports.