1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (598+ words) Fighting between the Houthi militia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government escalated further this week as the Iran-backed group seized territory and exchanged missile and drone attacks with Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, the Houthis seized the port city of Mokha and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (846+ words) US President Donald Trump has given a fairly clear description of what the next phase of the Iran war could look like. The Iranians had tried to rebuild their radar equipment, Trump stated after the most recent wave of US…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (239+ words) JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Sunday it was carrying out strikes in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones at its soldiers, and urged residents of the town of Arab Salim to evacuate. “Terrorists from the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Several senators on Thursday urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to ensure the safety and protection of Filipino seafarers in high-risk areas following the death of two Filipino crew members in an attack on a Saudi-flagged crude…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (351+ words) TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message issued six months on from the start of the Middle East war. Khamenei,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (381+ words) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Tomoko Akane, the Japanese judge who heads the International Criminal Court, are “incompatible with Japan’s position,” while dismissing criticism that Tokyo’s response to the issue has been weak. Takaichi told reporters…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (906+ words) Lawmakers in Iran have once again raised the possibility of leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and its standoff with the United States continue. Iranian MP Ghasem Ravanbakhsh said a proposal to withdraw from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (283+ words) SINGAPORE – Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reiterated on Aug 24, calling for Israel to halt its expansion plans. The Israeli government had on Aug 18 published a tender for the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1319+ words) It’s been two years, four months, 24 days and five hours, said Syrian man Ahmad Hassan al-Din when asked how long it’s been since he last saw his son. In April 2024, Israeli soldiers took Saddam, who had just turned 17, from farmland…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (890+ words) For decades, debate in Iran over the Caspian Sea has often centered on a deceptively simple question: What percentage belongs to the country? Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan all border the body of water. But the Caspian is treated…...