TEHRAN  – An Iranian commander issued a warning to an American Navy ship after it changed course and approached Iranian vessels. Iranian Navy’s Falakhen missile boat, while saving an Iranian fishing vessel which was sinking in Persian Gulf waters due to a technical issue with the engine, issued a warning message to a US Navy […]

Festive celebration dedicated to the 26th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at “Uzbekiston” Palace of international forums. It was attended by representatives of the state and public organizations, members of the government, employees of ministries and departments, leading workers of various socio-economic spheres, heads of foreign embassies and […]

TEHRAN – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to rally in the streets of Barcelona on Monday in what campaigners hope will be a show of support for independence after Madrid moved to block a planned referendum on the region’s split from Spain. The ‘Diada’ day of Sept. 11, which commemorates the fall of […]

TEHRAN  – Municipal and regional elections kick off on Sunday in 82 administrative entities in Russia. Polling stations are opening across Russia on Sunday in 82 administrative entities out of 85. Governors will be elected in 16 regions, local parliamentary elections will be held in six, and by-elections will be held for the federal parliament. […]

TEHRAN – The Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition forces, managed to hit gatherings of Saudi troops and mercenaries in the kingdom’s southwestern province of Jizan and Yemen’s border district of Midi in Hajjah Province. The Yemeni forces conducted artillery attacks against the positions of Saudi servicemen and mercenaries […]

TEHRAN – Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds early Sunday as it approached Florida, parts of which have already seen more than 200,000 people lose power ahead of the hurricane’s expected landfall. “Major hurricane force winds” were expected over the Florida Keys at daybreak Sunday, the National Hurricane Center […]

Donald Trump is approaching the end of his first year as president of the United States. By now, everyone — supporters, opponents, even indifferents — seem to agree on one thing. His pronouncements and his actions are unpredictable. He ignores precedents and behaves in ways that constantly surprise people. Supporters find this refreshing. Opponents find […]

Catalan lawmakers are voting on a bill that will allow regional authorities to officially call an Oct. 1 referendum on a split from Spain, making concrete a years-long defiance of central authorities, who see the vote as illegal. The so-called “referendum bill” was included at the last minute in the agenda of Wednesday’s plenary meeting […]

Myanmar said on Wednesday it is negotiating with China and Russia to ensure they block any UN Security Council censure over the violence that has forced an exodus of nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh in less than two weeks.Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed “terrorists” for “a huge iceberg of misinformation” on the […]

Democratic attorneys general across the country have threatened to sue US President Donald Trump over his decision Tuesday to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, opening another front in the growing legal war between blue states and the Republican administration.The Trump administration said Tuesday it was ending an Obama-era program allowing young people […]