Syria: IS splinter group behind church bombing (Image: AP) On Tuesday, the Islamic State (IS) splinter group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Brigade of Sunni Supporters) claimed responsibility for the deadly Sunday bombing of a Greek Orthodox Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus.The incident happened when a member of the group blew himself up at the doors […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image credit: AP) In the last 24 hours, the Israel-Iran war took several dramatic turns, with US President Donald Trump making fast diplomatic moves to present himself as a peacekeeper in the conflict.The world watched closely as tensions […]
The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday released a report claiming that Islamic State-linked militants from the regional Islamist terror group al-Shabab have kidnapped at least 120 children in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province since the start of the year.HRW says al-Shabab, which is not tied to the Somali terror outfit of the same […]
A civil court in Nantes ruled Tuesday that the French government bore partial responsibility for the 2016 death of Jean-Rene Auffray, a 50-year-old jogger who suffered rapid pulmonary oedema, which sees the lungs fill with liquid, after he inhaled high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide on a beach in western Brittany.In a statement, the court said […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) A large brush fire erupted Tuesday afternoon in the Wetlands Park area of Clark County, burning over 100 acres of land and prompting a significant multi-agency response, as reported by KTNV. The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) and the US bureau of land management are leading efforts to contain the blaze. Additional […]
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has changed the venue of the party celebrating his wedding with former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, following protests against the event scheduled for the weekend in the Italian city of Venice.The wedding party, which was rumoured to be held this Saturday in a popular and central nightlife area, in Cannaregio’s […]
Extreme heat wave hits eastern United States (Image: AP) A brutal heat wave has gripped the eastern part of the United States as tens of millions of people sweltered in record high temperatures on Tuesday.A climate phenomenon called a “heat dome” has sent temperatures soaring to dangerous triple digits in some cities while also trigerring […]
Representative image Tehran’s tensions with global powers escalated further on Wednesday as Iranian lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to suspend cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The move comes after a 12-day conflict involving Israeli and US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities.“The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran will […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) In an official statement issued immediately after a suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers before blowing himself up at a Christian church in Damascus, Syria’s government called the attack a desperate attempt to undermine national coexistence and destabilize the country. The Interior Ministry blamed the so-called “Islamic State” group for the attack, […]
Polish presidential elections (Image credits: Deutsche Welle) Ever since Karol Nawrocki was declared the winner of the June 1 presidential election, The Polish right has been brimming over with confidence.Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, is mobilizing his supporters, readying them for a tough battle with the pro-EU center-left government […]
