Paris, Mar 25: The French government decided on Sunday to raise the national security alert system Vigipirate to its highest level to deal with the potential threat the country is facing after Friday’s deadly terrorist attack in Russia’s capital Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron convened a defense and security meeting Sunday night at the Elysee...
Dublin, Mar 25 : Irish Higher Education Minister Simon Harris was named leader of the governing Fine Gael party in an uncontested election, paving the way for him to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Leo Varadkar who formally resigned last week, Irish media reported. The 37-year-old politician is expected to become the youngest prime minister, or...
Washington, Mar 25: Israel agrees to the terms proposed by the United States for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages held by Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip and is awaiting a response from the movement on this matter, CNN reported, citing a source. The proposal was put forward by CIA Director...
Aden, Mar 25: Fierce clashes erupted between Yemeni pro-government forces and Houthi militants on Sunday in the country’s northeastern Marib province, resulting in a total of nine fatalities among both sides, a military official told Xinhua. The local military official, who asked to remain anonymous, said heavy artillery fire was noticed during pre-dawn armed confrontations...
Cairo, Mar 24: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian movement Hamas, said that a 34-year-old Israeli hostage died from a lack of medicine and food. “We inform about the death of a 34-year-old Zionist [Israeli] hostage … as a result of a lack of medicine and food,” the military said in a statement....
Moscow, Mar 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared March 24 a day of nationwide mourning for the victims of the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow. “I declare March 24th a day of national mourning,” Putin said in his address to Russians after the attack. A shooting occurred...
Moscow, Mar 23: The number of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region has risen to 93 people, but the death toll is expected to increase further, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday. “It has been established so far that the number of those killed stands...
United Nations, Mar 23 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at the concert hall outside Moscow, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. “The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s terrorist attack at a concert hall outside Moscow, in which at least 40 people were reportedly killed...
Moscow, Mar 23 : Preliminary data show that more than 60 people died as a result of a terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region on Friday, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement on Telegram. “The bodies of the dead are being examined. It has been preliminarily established that...
Abuja, Mar 22: At least 21 people were recently killed when a group of suspected gunmen attacked a village in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State, local media reported Friday. The gunmen, who attacked the Madaka village in the Rafi local government area of Niger Thursday afternoon, shot indiscriminately at residents while burning down about 50 houses...
Washington, Mar 22: Texas and 15 other US states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, saying the ban on exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) goes against the Natural Gas Act and Department of Energy policy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement. “Texas, along with Louisiana and fourteen other states, has...
United Nations, Mar 22: Another vote on a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza by the UN Security Council could happen on Friday, if the American draft is not adopted, French Ambassador to the UN Nicolas de Riviere told reporters. At the moment, there are two draft resolutions in the UN Security Council...
Beijing, Mar 22: Consensus on the need for peace talks to resolve the Ukraine conflict is growing, Chinese Special Representative on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui said on Friday. “The second impression is that consensus on peace talks is growing,” Li told a news conference following his European tour aimed at finding political solutions to the...
Washington, Mar 20: U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump, who have secured enough delegates to become their respective party’s 2024 presidential nominee, will win in primaries in the states of Ohio, Florida and Illinois, U.S. media projected Tuesday night. NBC News and other news outlets made the projection shortly after polls closed...
Sanaa, Mar 19: Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationing in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. According to the Houthi television, six strikes hit the area of al-Jabbanah in the western part of...
Tokyo, Mar 18: North Korea launched three missiles that flew 350 kilometers at an altitude of 50 kilometers, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing the Japanese Defense Ministry. All three missiles fell into the Sea of Japan, the report added. Earlier in the day, the Yonhap news agency reported that North Korea launched...
Paris, Mar 18 : France can play a role in the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that all is not yet lost. “I would really like France to play a role that does not lead to aggravation of the conflict … but on the contrary … It...
Moscow, Mar 18 : Incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked all Russians who came to the polling stations and voted in the presidential election. “First of all, I want to thank the citizens of Russia. We are all one team. [I want to thank] all the citizens of Russia who came to the polling stations...
Moscow, Mar 18 : Vladimir Putin is leading in the presidential election in Russia with 87.33% of the votes, according to data from the Russian Central Election Commission after processing 99.01% of ballots. Nikolay Kharitonov, the chairman of the lower house Far East and Arctic development committee, has received 4.31% of votes, Leonid Slutsky, the...
Washington, Mar 18 : Russian people realize that they are facing a threat emanating from the United States, former US Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts told Sputnik. “Some Russians are still influenced by the American propaganda from ‘Voice of America’ and ‘Radio Free Europe’ during the Cold War of the 20th century,” Roberts said....
Washington, Mar 17: Starship will fly to Mars in five years, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Sunday, thus confirming his long-time idea to make human life multi-planetary. “Starship will be on Mars within 5 years,” Musk posted on his social media profile. On Thursday, SpaceX launched its third test flight of the Starship rocket...