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On January 8, 2020, an Iranian missile downed a Ukraine International Airlines plane as it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. Iran says its military mistook the plane for an incoming American missile. On the fifth anniversary of “the crime of shooting down a Ukrainian passenger airliner”, the association of families…
Washington— US President-elect Donald Trump held an omnibus press conference at his Florida estate on Tuesday, where he outlined his stances on key foreign policy issues as he prepares to take office in two weeks. He strongly called for the release of hostages held in Israel more than a year ago by the terrorist group…
It is known as the “poor man’s cocaine”. The illegal drug Captagon was a major money-maker for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Now, the rebels who overthrew them are destroying state-run factories producing the stimulant. Reporter Joan Cabases Vega went inside one of the region’s largest and there’s more in this report by…
Jerusalem Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after a group that accuses Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip launched legal action against him based on the soldier’s social media posts. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it had helped the former soldier safely leave Brazil on a commercial flight after what…
Syrian security forces searched the city of Homs on Thursday for former soldiers and pro-Assad militants who have refused to hand over their weapons, state media said. SANA news agency quoted a military official as saying that rebels who ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad had set up centers in Homs to arm soldiers and militants…
Palestinian officials said on Wednesday that at least 15 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in northern and central Gaza. One of the attacks hit a house in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, while the other hit the Burij refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip. Israel’s military did not immediately…
The US military said its forces carried out several precision strikes in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen amid rising tensions in the region. A statement from US Central Command on Tuesday said the strikes hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as well as other Houthi-controlled coastal locations. The strikes were carried out by US Navy ships on Monday…
Geneva – Repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza’s hospitals and nearby operations have brought Gaza’s health care system to its knees, according to a report released Monday by the UN human rights office. The 19-page report found that “Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks” on and near hospitals has “destroyed most of Gaza’s hospitals”, leading to sustained…
France said on Tuesday it had carried out airstrikes against Islamic State terrorist targets in Syria. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said in a post on Twitter that the strikes occurred on Sunday, but did not specify where in Syria they occurred. The French action follows a series of US strikes on Islamic State targets…
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the health system in the Gaza Strip is “under grave threat” and called for an end to Israeli attacks on hospitals. “People in Gaza need access to health care. Humanitarians need access to provide health assistance. Ceasefire!” Tedros said in a statement. Tedros also…
