NewsFeed The Syrian army has declared a rural area east of Aleppo a “closed military zone” amid fears of renewed clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. A military source said the SDF destroyed three bridges connecting areas it controls with government-controlled areas. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi has the latest from Aleppo. Published On 13 … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’s government has declared an economic state of emergency that enables President Gustavo Petro’s administration to issue taxes by decree, as the nation struggles to finance hospitals and the military while paying off record debts. Petro issued the decree late Monday. His leftist government recently failed to … Read more
Hamas refuses disarmament in Gaza, Mashaal declares | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Middle East Israel’s Foreign Ministry, sharing footage of Mashaal’s address, slammed the comments, calling them a “direct contradiction of the core terms of the peace plan itself.” Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal addresses an Istanbul conference, December 6, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA ISRAEL FOREIGN … Read more
The East African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after the death of a male nurse who tested positive for the virus. Uganda has officially declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, three months after the first cases emerged in the capital, Kampala. The Ministry of Health announced the milestone on Saturday via … Read more
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” against Ukraine from Saturday evening through Sunday, declaring an “Easter truce” that appeared aimed at showing an impatient Trump administration that Moscow was still open to peace talks. “We will assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example,” Mr. Putin … Read more
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara Falls was declared by National … Read more
Iran Declares Israel A ‘Loser’; Raisi Says U.S. Presence ‘Can Never Ever…’ | Watch Hindustan Times Iran’s Raisi slams US military presence in Middle East, says it ‘disrupts security’ The Times of Israel Iran Tries to Avoid War With U.S. After Stoking Mideast Conflicts The New York Times US carries out retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked militia targets in … Read more
Wavel Ramkalawan President of Seychelles addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) – A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles’ main island … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the military and rival paramilitary RSF to ‘stop this conflict now’. The United States has determined that warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, as Washington increases pressure on the army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end … Read more
Iceland has 33 active volcanic systems, the highest number in Europe, and thousands of tremors have been recorded since the end of October. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities in Iceland have declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes rocked the Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, raising fears of a volcanic eruption in … Read more