The Israeli military on Sunday declared it has “other goals” in Iran and will press forward with its military campaign, hours after US air strikes hit key Iranian nuclear facilities.“We have other goals and we will continue to act until we attain them,” said Israeli army spokesperson Effie Defrin during a televised briefing.The statement came […]
The United States launched targeted airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — early Sunday, intensifying its role in the Israel-Iran conflict. The attacks, confirmed by President Donald Trump, involved B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and bunker-busting GBU-57 bombs. Donald Trump hailed it as a “very successful attack,” while Iran condemned […]
Mahmoud Khalil reunited with family (Photo: AP) Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate and Columbia University graduate, was released after spending over three months in US immigration detention, reuniting with his wife and infant son. The 30-year-old legal US resident walked free from a Louisiana facility on Friday evening after a federal judge ruled his […]
Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the IDF (Picture source: IDF) Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), told Israel’s intelligence officers on Thursday that the country had turned Iran’s “ring of fire” against them — a reference to alleged years of Iranian preparation for attacks on […]
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 […]
Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington with Melania Trump Donald Trump has reiterated his hard stance on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, stating that the United States will not allow the Middle Eastern nation to possess nuclear weapons. His comments came just as the US ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq, citing […]
Protests against immigration raids in LA (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the federal government would intervene in response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids, accusing local officials of failing to maintain order. “If governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, […]
German foreign minister Johann Wadephul (Image credit: AP) Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar met with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Berlin on Thursday.The meeting took place a day after Wadephul promised that Germany would send more arms to Israel despite growing international calls for a weapons embargo.Speaking at a press conference with his counterpart, […]
New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (AP) Just a day after being sworn in as South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to pursue dialogue with North Korea while maintaining strong military deterrence. In a powerful inaugural address delivered at the National Assembly’s Rotunda Hall, Lee called for peace and reconciliation on the […]
Chinese students call measure ‘Chinese Exclusion Act’ after Rubio vows to revoke visas (Photo: AP) Chinese students studying in the US are scrambling to figure out their futures after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that some students would have their visas revoked. The US will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese […]
