War: Russia Military Begins Drills On Nuclear Weapons Over Comments By France, UK
Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons. This is in response to what Russia deems threats from the United States of America, the United Kingdom and their allies. It also concerns the western increased involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Guardian, UK, reports that President Vladimir Putin ordered the drills earlier this month Russian officials...
I Did Not Authorize Blessings For Same-Sex Marriage – Pope Francis
Pope Francis has addressed the controversy over his stance on same-sex couples. The Pope explained that he allowed the blessings of individuals but not on same-sex unions. Fox News reports that the Pope was asked about a seeming change to Vatican policy when he approved the blessings of Catholics in same-sex unions in a conversation with CBS ’60 Minutes’. READ ALSO: Netanyahu...
Netanyahu Denounces Bid To Arrest Him Over Gaza War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has angrily condemned the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for him alongside Hamas's leaders over alleged war crimes in the Gaza conflict. Mr Netanyahu said he rejected with disgust that "democratic Israel" had been compared with what he called "mass murderers". Mr Netanyahu's comments have been echoed by US President Joe Biden, who...
President Raisi’s Death: Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares Five Days Of Mourning
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash. “I announce five days of public mourning and offer my condolences to the dear people of Iran,” said Khamenei in an official statement a day after the death of Raisi and other officials in the crash in East...
Iranian President, Raisi Dies In Helicopter Crash
Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. Rescue teams had been scouring the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials had gone missing. Early Monday, relief workers located the missing helicopter, with state TV saying the president had died. READ...
Hamas: US Military Starts Delivering Aid To Gaza
The United States military has started delivering aid to Gaza. CNN reports that rucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun moving ashore after arriving through the floating pier built by the US military. According to the report, the pier was anchored to a beach in Gaza on Thursday and will be used to funnel aid from various countries into the...
Slovakia Govt Gives Update On PM Fico’s Life After Assassination Attempt
The Slovakia government says the surgery on its Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot at close range in an assassination attempt, was successful. Fico’s Deputy, Tomas Taraba, disclosed this to the BBC. He said the surgery had gone “well” and “I guess that in the end, he will survive”. Earlier, Mr Fico, 59, was said to have been “fighting for his...
Israel Reopens Key Kerem Shalom Border Crossing For Gaza Aid
Israel says it is reopening the Kerem Shalom crossing with southern Gaza for aid deliveries, four days after it was closed because of Hamas rocket fire. Lorries from Egypt with food, water and medicine have arrived at the crossing, according to the Israeli military. The UN had expressed alarm on Tuesday over what it called Israel's "choking off" of Gaza's two...
Trump’s Classified Documents Trial In Florida Postponed Indefinitely
A judge has indefinitely postponed Donald Trump's federal trial in Florida over his alleged mishandling of classified documents while in office. US District Judge Aileen Cannon said that setting a trial date before resolving significant questions over trial evidence would be "imprudent". Her court order on Tuesday cancelled the 20 May 2024 start date she had previously set for the proceedings. The...
US Suspends Shipment Of Bomb To Israel Over Invasion Of Rafah
The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time in the conflict that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally. Washington halted the load of 1,800 2,000-lb (907 kg) bombs and 1,700 500-lb...
