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JERUSALEM/DUBAI: Iran launched a swarm of explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first ever direct attack on Israeli territory, risking a major escalation as the United States pledged “ironclad” backing for Israel.Sirens wailed and journalists in Israel said they heard distant heavy thuds ...

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt to all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of “genocide” in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people.The resolution, which passed with 28 of the council’s 47 member states voting in favour, six opposed and ...

The US in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, according to two sources familiar with the effort, Reuters reported on Friday. This is despite Washington’s public expresses of concerns about an anticipated Israeli military offensive in Rafah.The ...

The deadly assault on a sprawling shopping and entertainment venue on the outskirts of Moscow has shocked Russians, with large crowds laying thousands of flowers at the site of the attack over the weekend and President Vladimir Putin promising to exact justice for what he said was a “cynically ...

Three facts stand out as clear after Russia’s arrest of the alleged perpetrators of Friday’s appalling terrorist attack on Russia, and all three shine a light on dangers inherent in the new multipolar world we now inhabit.The first is that, before the attack, Vladimir Putin dismissed a US warning ...

New Delhi on Friday termed the recent comments from Washington on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 as 'misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted".Rejecting concerns raised by US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Millers on Thursday on CAA implementation, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson stated, "As you are well aware, the Citizenship Amendment Act, ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s general election took a surprising turn Friday after candidates affiliated with the party of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan appeared to have performed well above expectations, according to provisional official results for more than 90 percent of the races.Khan’s rival, three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, ...

Pakistan suspended mobile phone services as voters lined up to cast ballots in its general election Thursday, defending the measure as a way to maintain order even though critics said it would curb vital access to information during the controversial polls. The recent surge of terrorist incidents made it ...

A pigeon held for eight months on suspicion of spying for China has been released after Indian authorities determined it was no avian agent of espionage, but a disoriented Taiwanese racing bird that had lost its way.Police found the pigeon near a port in Mumbai in May with two ...

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveCAIRO — Despite his experience as an orthopedic surgeon, Hany Bsaiso froze when he saw his teenage niece’s injuries. Her right leg, he said, had been blown off below the knee by an Israeli tank shell. The other was severely injured.“Where do ...