KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense…
US President Donald Trump is willing to end the West Asia conflict without a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme if the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened, The Wall Street Journal reported Tehran’s latest demands suggest that Trump’s options of walking away from the conflict have narrowed even further, (Bloomberg) The report suggests that Trump…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to discuss the country’s military and economic situation, days after Israeli media reports claimed that Khamenei was in an “extremely critical condition”. Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei meets Pezeshkian, discusses war, economy and military affairs (File photos) The meeting comes amid heightened tensions over the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed that Iran would not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, regardless of whether Tehran reaches an agreement with the United States or diplomacy produces a broader deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, before it dissolves ahead of the 2026…
Israel has rejected Trump’s Gaza peace plan New Delhi: Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. “Israel rejects the 15-point document. The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will…
EPIDAURUS, Greece (AP) — As Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” renews global fascination with Homer, a cast of disabled and non-disabled performers in Greece is staging the war’s other story. It’s not about the triumph of returning heroes, but the suffering they left behind. “The Trojan Women,” with a cast of 22, was staged at Epidaurus,…
Strong earnings reports from the U.S.’s largest companies are powering major indexes to new records, easing some concerns that the recent rally is overly dependent on a handful of artificial-intelligence stocks. ExxonMobil said quarterly profit more than doubled from a year earlier. Some concerns. Among the more than 440 S&P 500 companies reporting second-quarter earnings…
Russian strikes killed two people and wounded dozens across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod region. Five dead in new Russia, Ukraine strikes More than four years after the start of Russia’s large-scale offensive against Ukraine, the two warring countries are ramping up long-range strikes,…
Days after reports of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s health being critical surfaced, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News agency released an undated video of him on Saturday, August 8. It is not yet known when the released video of Mojtaba Khamenei was shot. (Mehrnews) In the video, Mojtaba is seemingly in good health, sitting with some…
Two years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin blessed an effort to turn Wildberries, a company founded by a young mother on maternity leave, into a global online retail behemoth designed to compete with the likes of Amazon.com. A Wildberries warehouse last month outside Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack. Now, the Russian company is under…