dpa(TNS) Cairo — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed a drone attack on an “important target” in Tel Aviv in what the Iran-aligned militia says is retaliation for Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom said one person was killed and eight people injured following a loud explosion near a branch... Read more
dpa(TNS) Islamabad — Pakistani troops on Friday fired live bullets into crowds at a huge protest seeking an end to attacks by Islamist militants, killing one demonstrator and wounding more than two dozen, officials and activists said. Tens of thousands of activists from political parties, rights groups and civil society gathered in... Read more
Adnkronos International, Rome(TNS) An Australian soldier and her husband have been arrested in Brisbane on charges of spying for Russia. This was announced by the federal police, who stated that the couple, of Russian origin, is accused of “obtaining material from the Australian Defense Forces” with the intention of passing it on... Read more
Venezuela’s played a hands-on role in helping drug cartel, unsealed indictment says
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics July 10, 2024
Antonio Maria DelgadoMiami Herald(TNS) He might not have been among the first officials asked to participate when late President Hugo Chavez decided to get into the drug business, but current ruler Nicolas Maduro ended up playing a leading role and exerting great influence in the so called Cartel de... Read more
Russian tycoons pocket $11 billion during war economy boom
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics July 9, 2024
Rescue and military forces clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital following a missile strike in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on Monday, July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine in an attack that killed at least 33 people.... Read more
dpa(TNS) Beirut/Tel Aviv — At least one pro-Iranian Hezbollah fighter was killed when an Israeli drone struck an area in south Lebanon, state media and Hezbollah said Monday. Hezbollah said Mustafa Salman was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a motorbike in the Tyre district town of Qlaileh. 🚨 Breaking: Another Zionist crime exposed 👇... Read more
Slapping ‘endless’ sanctions on North Korea is ‘unfair,’ Russia says
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics July 2, 2024
dpa(TNS) New York — Russia says it’s time to consider ending international sanctions imposed on North Korea, as Moscow and Pyongyang appear to be moving ever closer. “We think that that to impose sanctions on the country which are endless, is simply unfair and discouraging,” Russia’s envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said in New York on Monday. “So we have... Read more
Andreas Stein and Günther Chalupadpa(TNS) Kiev — Severe clashes continued between Russian and Ukrainian units along several front lines in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, the Ukrainian general staff said in its evening report. “The enemy is looking for ways to break through our defences,” the staff said, noting that more than half... Read more
Juliane Rodust and Philipp Znidardpa(TNS) La Paz — Seventeen members of the Bolivian army have been arrested following a thwarted military coup attempt, the government said on Thursday. “We will stop this anti-democratic network, we will not rest until all those responsible are brought to justice. It’s time to get... Read more
A new investigation has suggested that the Israeli military views some Gaza-based journalists as “legitimate targets.”
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