2 US Warplanes Crash Off Japan; 2 Found, 5 Missing
A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, and rescuers found two of the seven crew members, one of them in stable condition, officials said. The US Marine Corps said that the 2 a.m. crash involved an F/A-18 fighter jet and a […]
At Least 2 Killed in Terrorist Car Bomb Attack in SE Iran
A suicide car bomb attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar, southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, led to the martyrdom of at least two people, an official said. Chabahar Governor General Gholam Reza Majidinejad said a number of people, including passersby, were also injured in the attack. The car bomb exploded near a […]
Iran to carry out cloud seeding project by drones in weeks
A cloud seeding project will be carried out within the next few weeks in some provinces of the country using planes and drones in cooperation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC AF), Farid Golkar, head of Iran’s National Cloud Seeding Research Center has announced. Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is […]
‘Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan’
Pakistan wishes to see peace beyond its borders, especially in the war-ravaged Afghanistan, senior Pakistani military official has said. Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), briefing the foreign media about the security situation in Pakistan said Pakistan’s security situation had largely improved due to “successful clearance operations”, adding that the country was now […]
Fleeing Rohingya detained in Malaysia
With Rohingya Muslims attempting to flee Myanmar to escape persecution, a boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingyas landed on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday, according to reports. It was not immediately clear if the boat had originated in Myanmar or Bangladesh, reports noted. The men were immediately detained. Thousands of Rohingya landed in […]

Yemenis Foil Saudi-Backed Militants’ Infiltration Attempt
Yemeni forces and fighters from popular committees targeted militants’ positions in Saudi Arabia’s border region of Asir in a counterattack, killing and injuring scores of them. The mercenaries suffered serious losses after attempting to sneak into Yemen’s soil from the direction of the Aleeb crossing, a military official told Saba news agency. The militants were backed by […]
US, China’s Desire to Engage in Talks to End Trade War ‘Progress’ – IMF Head
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde called the desire of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump to engage in talks to resolve a trade dispute between the two countries a “significant progress.” “I am not sure, you know, that the objective is a trade agreement. But at least […]
Paris Climate Deal ‘Fatally Flawed’: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday termed the Paris climate deal “fatally flawed”, citing violent protests in France. “I am glad that my friend @EmmanuelMacron and the protestors in Paris have agreed with the conclusion I reached two years ago,” Trump said on Twitter. “The Paris Agreement is fatally flawed because it raises the price […]
Syria Army’s Counterattack Inflicts Losses on Terrorists in Hama
Syrian forces and their allies foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists in the southern countryside of Idlib towards a military post in Hama’s northern countryside. The terrorists moved from Idlib’s southern countryside to infiltrate into a road linking Habit town, 77 km to the southwest of Idlib, towards al-Jeesat village in Hama countryside, SANA news […]
Iran urges United States to stop abusing Security Council
Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said in a statement that the United States should stop abusing the Security Council to further its mischievous intentions against Iran. Iran’s mission to the United Nations says all ballistic missile related activities of the Islamic Republic are in full conformity with the […]