Russia has seized three Ukrainian naval ships in waters near Moscow-annexed Crimea, raising fears of military escalation and prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday. In an unprecedented incident, Russia used weapons against the Ukranian ships which it claims illegally entered its waters before boarding and searching them, the country’s FSB […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif decried Western governments’ selective approach to chemical attacks after their refusal to condemn a Sunday chemical attack launched by terrorists on civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo. “Where is the West in condemning the chemical attack in Aleppo by terrorists? West’s pattern: chemical weapons only condemned if alleged […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry vehemently denounced a chemical attack launched by terrorists on civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed deep regret and concern over reports of the chemical attack in Aleppo, describing the incident as “inhumane and despicable”. “The cause of such an inhumane […]

British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution, according to a new study. British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution, according to a new Journal of Intellectual Disability Research study […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal is the “worst of all worlds,” opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said in the House of Commons on Thursday. His comments came soon after the publication of the political declaration on the framework for the U.K.’s future relations with the European Union. “These 26 pages are a […]

The shelling of Aleppo with toxic gases is aimed at disrupting normalization in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday, calling on the international community to condemn this terrorist attack. “The shelling of a peaceful city of Aleppo, which was carried out by terrorists and militants from the areas controlled by them, is […]

Shelling by insurgents wounded more than 100 people, mostly civilians, in a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria’s Aleppo, which a health official described as the first such assault in the city. State news agency SANA said on Sunday 107 people were injured in Aleppo after militants hit three districts with projectiles containing gases that […]

The leaders of the 27 other European Union members states Sunday approved the terms of a historic Brexit deal with Britain, at a special summit in Brussels. “EU27 has endorsed the withdrawal agreement and political declaration on the future EU-UK relations,” EU Council President Donald Tusk announced on Twitter, AFP reported. The formal conclusions state […]

The Bahraini opposition figures deplored the parliamentary elections held in the Persian Gulf country on Saturday as a complete sham and said that up to 92% of voters had boycotted the polls in some constituency, rejecting government reports of 67% turnout. In remarks released on Sunday, Hussain Al Daihi, the deputy secretary general of al-Wefaq […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned violence by protesters at demonstrations against rising fuel taxes and his government. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris as thousands gathered in the capital and beyond and staged road blockades. Thousands of police were deployed nationwide to contain the eighth day of deadly […]