USA: LA fires death toll rises to 24 as high winds expected

Weather forecasters in California are warning fierce winds which fuelled the infernos around Los Angeles are expected to pick up again this week, as fire crews on the ground race…

Iran: Authorities welcome return of national held in Italy in spat involving the US

Iran’s Foreign Ministry and judiciary have confirmed that Iranian national Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested in Italy at the behest of the United States, has been released. Abedini was returned…

Japan: Crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran

A apanese crime boss has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell nuclear material from Myanmar to Iran along with drug trafficking and weapons offences, authorities in the United States have…

Croatia: President Milanovic re-elected in landslide run-off victory

Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanovic, a critic of the European Union and NATO, has overwhelmingly won re-election for another five-year term, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in…

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…