Yemen: Israel launches air raids on power station and ports

At least one person has been killed and several others were wounded after Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes across Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, local media reported. The Houthi-affiliated Al…

Afghanistan: Taliban calls India a ‘significant regional partner’ after officials meet

The  Taliban has called India a “significant regional and economic partner” after a meeting was held between senior foreign ministry officials of the two countries, the highest such talks since…

Poland: Authorities say they will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest

The Polish government has adopted a resolution promising that senior Israeli officials – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – can freely travel to Poland for the 80th anniversary of the…

Venezuela: Opposition leader arrested a day before Maduro’s inauguration

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been arrested after re-appearing in public for the first time in months a day before the third inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. A social media account…

USA: House of Representatives votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants

The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for its arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister…

Palestine: Israeli settlers commit arson and vandalism in spate of West Bank attacks

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have set fire to farmland and sprayed racist slogans in a village near Ramallah, according to news reports, as arson attacks and deadly Israeli military…

South Korea: Presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning

The head of South Korea’s presidential security service has resigned after warning authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of…

Myanmar: At least 40 killed in military air attack in Rakhine State- UN

Air attacks by Myanmar’s military in the western state of Rakhine this week killed dozens of people, the United Nations said, as the country continues to be mired in violence…

Syria: Italy foreign minister meets Ahmed al-Sharaa and calls for sanctions talks

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held talks with Syria’s new rulers and called for talks on easing European Union sanctions imposed on the previous government of Bashar al-Assad. Tajani…

Venezuela: President Maduro begins third term amid international protest

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third six-year term, despite an outpouring of international condemnation following July’s contested presidential election. Standing before the National Assembly in…