Iran has made it clear that it will communicate directly with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding its nuclear program, dismissing any mediation through third parties, including Egypt. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani stated on Monday that Tehran does not rely on intermediaries when dealing with the UN nuclear watchdog. He also reiterated Iran’s…
At least 12 people were injured in Russian airstrikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the country’s foreign affairs ministry confirmed on Sunday. The attacks, carried out with guided aerial bombs, struck residential areas, a bus station, and a medical clinic, causing widespread damage. According to Ukrainian officials, emergency workers rescued one person from beneath the rubble…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he expects a planned new offensive in Gaza to be carried out “fairly quickly,” even as the United Nations Security Council renewed calls to end the suffering in the Palestinian enclave. Speaking on Sunday, Netanyahu defended his security cabinet’s approval of a controversial plan to take control of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel has “no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas,” defending a planned military offensive in Gaza despite mounting criticism at home and abroad. Speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem, Netanyahu stressed that the objective is not to occupy Gaza but to…
Germany has announced it will suspend all exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip, in response to Israel’s newly approved plan to take control of Gaza City. The move, revealed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday, marks a significant policy shift for Berlin, which has long been regarded…
Israel’s security cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, intensifying the Israel-Gaza conflict nearly two years after the war began. The decision, seen as a major escalation in Gaza military operations, has sparked strong criticism from both international allies and within Israel. Germany, a long-standing partner of Israel,…
A significant fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on Thursday morning, following a drone strike carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Dramatic footage circulating online shows large sections of the facility engulfed in flames, highlighting the scale of the damage caused by the attack. Russian emergency services later…
Israeli police, alongside the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security agency), detained two Palestinian suspects accused of attempting to establish a terror cell in the al-Am’ari refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank. The arrests took place during a targeted raid aimed at dismantling potential militant activity in the area….
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Wednesday. The three-hour meeting comes just days ahead of a White House-imposed deadline for Russia to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine or risk facing intensified economic sanctions—penalties that could also impact countries continuing to purchase Russian…
Tensions continue to mount in Lebanon as the government pushes forward with a plan to disarm non-state groups, including Hezbollah—a move that has sparked strong resistance from the Iran-backed organization and its supporters. The controversy comes amid renewed Israeli military activity and growing international pressure, particularly from the United States, urging Lebanon to rein in…
