Nato leaders to meet in The Hague Nato leaders along with US President Donald Trump, are set to meet in The Hague on Tuesday for a two-day summit focused on a key point of contention within the alliance – a proposed defense spending target of 5% of GDP.In 2014, Nato members pledged to move toward […]
Nato leaders gather Tuesday for what could be a historic summit, or one marred by divisions (Image: AP) THE HAGUE: US President Donald Trump and his Nato counterparts are due to gather Tuesday for a summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defence spending pledge or widen divisions among the […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres (Image credits: AP, PTI) World leaders reacted swiftly to US strikes on Iran’s three nuclear facilities early Sunday, with many urging de-escalation and diplomacy, while some supporting the move.The strikes come amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following recent clashes between Israel and Iran. […]
Israel issued a stark warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying that he “cannot continue to exist” adding that the Israel Defence Forces had been instructed to ensure the same. This came after Iran, in its retaliatory strikes, attacked a hospital in Israel leaving nearly 40 injured on Thursday.“A dictator like Khamenei, who […]
G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit (Image: AP) KANANASKIS: Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues – closing a summit that was forced to try […]
Gun control activist and Democratic organiser David Hogg has called on his party to reject any support for the escalating Iran-Israel war, saying that younger generations will not back another expensive foreign conflict.In a series of blunt posts on social media platform X, Hogg criticised Democrats who support deepening US involvement and demanded primary challenges […]
Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran (Pic credit: AP) As Israel draws its long-running shadow war into open conflict with Iran, one of its security officials said that Jerusalem successfully tricked top commanders of Iran’s air force into gathering for a meeting. “We carried out specific activities to help us learn more about […]
Khamenei selected Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Abdolrahim Mousavi for the chief of the armed forces general staff and General Ali Shadmani becomes Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya (pbuh) Central HQ Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acted promptly and appointed new leaders for the Revolutionary Guards […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu, left, and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon World leaders reacted swiftly on Friday to Israel’s military operation against Iran, launched late Thursday night with explosions reported in the capital, Tehran.Iran’s state-run news agency confirmed the blasts, while Israel’s defense minister described the attacks as “preemptive strikes.”The strikes come amid rising tensions surrounding […]
Doug Skaff Jr, a prominent Charleston businessman and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates dies in car crash (AP image) Doug Skaff Jr, a prominent Charleston businessman and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, died Tuesday afternoon in a car crash on Interstate 79 in Lewis county, according to […]
