Warning sirens sounded in Israel’s economic capital Tel Aviv as a single surface-to-surface missile was intercepted by air defence systems after it was detected crossing from Lebanon, the Israeli military said. There were no reports of damage or casualties and the military said there was no change to civil defence instructions for central Israel. Warning […]
The ministers said that stopping the dangerous escalation underway in the region… begins by halting Israel’s aggression in Gaza, in a joint statement issued after a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that for the “first time” a missile fired by Hezbollah reached […]
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he said that overcoming significant challenges and achieving development is not new for the Maldives. With a population of approximately 500,000, the country aims to build a “digital economy” that leverages the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance housing, healthcare, and climate resilience. President Dr Mohamed […]
The way the Turkish President highlighted the issue touched the hearts of all those listening to him in the Assembly hall,” he told reporters after the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Assembly’s 79th session. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in different fields. Both leaders agreed to increase […]
“We are ready to engage with participants of the 2015 nuclear deal. If the deal’s commitments are implemented fully and in good faith, dialogue on other issues can follow,” Pezeshkian said. Then-President Donald Trump abandoned the 2015 nuclear pact between Tehran and six world powers in 2018 and reimposed tough sanctions on Iran. Efforts to […]
The Chinese military’s “Rocket Force launched an ICBM… carrying a dummy warhead to the high seas in the Pacific Ocean at 08:44 on September 25, and the missile fell into expected sea areas”, the ministry said in a statement. “This test launch is a routine arrangement in our annual training plan,” the ministry added. “It […]
Speaking to journalists upon his arrival in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Pezeshkian stressed that Iran does not seek conflict, warning that such a war would have “irreversible consequences” for the region. “We do not wish to be the cause of instability in the Middle East,” Pezeshkian said. “It is Israel that […]
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, sworn in Monday as the country’s first leftist president, has said he wants to renegotiate the deal, which has brought unpopular austerity measures. “We look forward to working together with President Dissanayake… towards building on the hard-won gains that have helped put Sri Lanka on a path to economic recovery,” an IMF […]
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet separately with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the first in what is expected to be a series of foreign leader gatherings during the week of the United Nations General Assembly. Biden, speaking at the start of his meeting with the UAE leader, said Lebanon […]
General Waker-uz-Zaman and his troops stood aside in early August amid raging student-led protests against Hasina, sealing the fate of the veteran politician who resigned after 15 years in power and fled to neighbouring India. In a rare media interview, Zaman told Reuters at his office in the capital Dhaka on Monday that the interim […]
