Sanctions said to target shipping network controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of a top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The United States Department of the Treasury has imposed new sanctions on more than 100 Iran-linked individuals, companies and ocean-going vessels in what it described as its “largestRead More →
Here are the key events on day 1,253 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Thursday, July 31: Fighting A Russian drone attack in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed at least four people, the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Telegram.Read More →
Israeli attacks have killed at least 71 Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid amid a deepening hunger crisis in Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as hospitals in the besieged territory recorded seven more deaths from famine and malnutrition. At least 51 people were killed and more than 648 others were woundedRead More →
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said that calls for the Lebanese group’s disarmament serve only Israel, amid pressure from the United States for Beirut to take such steps. “Those who call for submitting arms practically demand submitting them to Israel … We will not submit to Israel,” Qassem said onRead More →
World Athletics mandates gene test for female category eligibility setting September 1 deadline for Tokyo Championships. Clarifying promised rules on female eligibility, track and field’s governing body has set a deadline of September 1 for athletes to pass a gene test for competing at the world championships. World Athletics saidRead More →
Surviving Accomarca The pending amnesty law could erase approximately 156 convictions and more than 600 ongoing investigations, according to human rights organisations. Not only would it protect military members and police from prosecution, but it would also grant “humanitarian” amnesty to already convicted officials over the age of 70. ForRead More →
New law bans any speech or organising seen as trying to “destroy a part of the electoral process”. Myanmar’s military government has imposed harsh new penalties for protesting its planned election, with critics potentially facing years in prison for dissent. The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported that theRead More →
Ratko Mladic filed the request to be released on health grounds last month, saying he only had a few months to live. A United Nations war crimes court has denied a request from Ratko Mladic, an infamous Bosnian Serb military leader during the 1992 to 1995 Yugoslav wars, who oversawRead More →
BREAKINGBREAKING, The magnitude 8.7 quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the Russian coast. Waves of up to four metres high were recorded in Russia’s far-eastern KamchatkaRead More →
Washington, DC – A new poll from the research firm Gallup suggests that only 32 percent of Americans approve of Israel’s military action in Gaza, a 10-point drop from September 2024, as anger over atrocities against Palestinians continues to rise. The survey, released on Tuesday, also showed an enormous partisanRead More →
