The breaking of the Deir al-Zor siege is an important step in the fight against terrorism in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Wednesday.“Indeed, it is an important milestone in the war on terror in Syria —the siege of Deir al-Zor has been broken, where the Syrian troops and civilians remained besieged […]

Israel’s attorney general is considering indicting the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, on suspicion of using state funds for personal dining and catering services amounting to some $100,000, the justice ministry said on Friday.The ministry statement said the attorney general was considering prosecuting Sara Netanyahu for offences that include fraudulently procuring items, fraud […]

An estimated 270,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, announcing a dramatic jump in numbers fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine State.A rights group said satellite images showed about 450 buildings had been burned down in a Myanmar border town largely inhabited by […]

Journalists who have toured villages in a crisis-stricken state in Myanmar have reported new fires burning in a village that has been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, casting further doubt on government claims that the Muslims are burning down their own homes. About two dozen journalists monitoring the developments in northern Rakhine State on a government-controlled […]

China’s top diplomat has defended Pakistan’s anti-terrorism measures following assertions by US President Donald Trump that Islamabad fosters militants attacking American and Afghan military forces. “The government and people of Pakistan have made huge sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and such efforts and sacrifices are there for everyone to see,” said Chinese Foreign Minister […]

About 40 ISIL militants, including four influential warlords which some are US trained, were destroyed in Russian air strike near Deir Ezzor, Russian Defense Ministry revealed Friday. Terrorist commanders were holding a meeting at the command post near Deir Ezzor, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The ministry said that on September […]

Condemning the actions of Catalan separatist politicians, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed to prevent Catalonia independence referendum. Madrid and Barcelona are on a crash course, with the Catalan government vowing to hold a referendum on Oct. 1 which yesterday passed a bill outlining the details of the poll, which Rajoy called “illegal”. “The referendum […]

A US military strike against North Korea would be “a very sad day for North Korea,” President Donald Trump has said. Speaking at a news conference in the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Trump said a military action against Pyongyang is still on the table while said that “nothing’s inevitable.” “Military action would […]

US Navy ships on overseas missions have lost operational readiness due to a slew of problems ranging from maintenance to training, a government agency warns, in the wake of two deadly maritime mishaps that badly damaged the force’s reputation. A new review by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that overworked and undertrained […]

S-300 and S-400 air defense systems have been used in a live firing practice in the course of the international exercise Combat Brotherhood-2017 near Astrakhan, the commander of the allied aviation and air defense group of the CIS countries, Lieutenant-General Viktor Sevostyanov told the media. “The tactical episode is over. There are no targets in […]