-
Japan signs agreement to buy 400 long-range missiles from US
Jan 18, 2024 11:34Japan has signed a deal with the United States to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles as the country ramps up its military capacity.
-
Thousands of tractors block Berlin as farmers protest over fuel subsidy cuts
Jan 18, 2024 10:31Thousands of tractors brought Berlin’s city center to a standstill as farmers from across Germany protested on parliament’s doorstep over rising costs and a plan to phase out agricultural fuel subsidies.
-
Indian foreign minister meets and confers with senior Iranian officials
Jan 18, 2024 10:18India's Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was in Tehran on a two-day trip. This was the top diplomat’s first official visit to Iran since the Islamic Republic joined BRICS group of countries back in September 2023.
-
US re-lists Yemen's Ansarullah as 'terrorist' group over Red Sea shipping attacks
Jan 18, 2024 10:03The United States says it put Yemen's Ansarullah back on a list of "terrorist" entities, accusing them of repeated attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.
-
US Senate rejects resolution on Israeli human rights violations in Gaza, military aid
Jan 18, 2024 09:57The US Senate has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed resolution that would have made military aid to Israel conditional to whether the regime is committing human rights violations in its war against the besieged Gaza Strip.
-
China's population drops for 2nd year despite govt.'s schemes
Jan 18, 2024 09:34China’s population has declined for a second straight year despite Beijing's schemes to increase the birth rate.
-
Israeli minister calls for occupation of Gaza, ‘encouraging’ Palestinians to leave
Jan 18, 2024 09:25Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has reiterated his call for “encouraging” Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, saying the regime’s occupation of the besieged enclave is the only way to restore security to the Occupied Territories.
-
Jordanian field hospital in Khan Yunis severely damaged by Israeli shelling
Jan 18, 2024 09:21The Jordanian Army’s field hospital in Khan Yunis in the besieged Gaza Strip has been severely damaged by Israeli shelling.
-
US, UK cannot hold regional security hostage for Netanyahu’s sake: Iran's FM
Jan 18, 2024 09:08The United States and the United Kingdom cannot hold the security of the region hostage for the benefit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Iran’s foreign minister.
-
US propping up ‘terrorist’ Israel by blacklisting Yemen’s Ansarullah: Tehran
Jan 18, 2024 08:58Tehran has denounced Washington’s “provocative” blacklisting of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement, saying the move is in line with the United States’ support for the “terrorist” Israeli regime.