Category : International

WASHINGTON – Iran faces a dilemma following an Israeli attack on its embassy in Syria: how to retaliate without sparking a wider conflict that Middle East analysts said Tehran doesn’t appear to want. Monday’s strike, which killed two Iranian generals and five military advisers at Iran’s embassy compound in Damascus,......

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a national disaster to tackle the prolonged drought crisis. Mr Mnangagwa said on Wednesday the country needs $2bn (£1.6bn) to tackle hunger caused by low rainfall which has wiped out about half of the maize crop. The grain shortage has pushed up food prices......

Falconpowers – Ibrahim Azizi, Vice Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Parliament, criticized Israel’s recent attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, stating that it violates the principles of international law. Azizi emphasized that Israel’s actions demonstrate a disregard for principles, rules, and international......

ISTANBUL- At least 29 people were killed on Tuesday when a fire engulfed Istanbul’s underground Masquerade nightclub during daytime renovation work, Turkish local authorities said, blaming an accident during the work. Firefighters doused the charred and smoking entrance to the club, which occupies two basement floors, as paramedics rushed victims......

The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of the actions his government would take in......

Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With nearly 60% of the ballot boxes......