Several loud explosions have been heard in Iran’s capital Tehran, according to state TV reports. Blasts have also been heard in the Damascus countryside and central region. There has been no official comment about the source of explosions. However, reports by news site Axios – citing two sources – said Israel had carried out the s
Zelensky says North Korean troops will be in Ukraine within days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to deploy North Korean soldiers from Sunday or Monday. “This is a clear escalation,” Zelensky said on Friday on X. He cited intelligence information suggesting that the North Korean units are to be deployed in the combat zone from October 27 or 28. The move clearly shows Russian Pres
Germany’s federal states would like further migration controls
The premiers of Germany’s 16 federal states meeting in the eastern city of Leipzig on Friday agreed a joint statement on migration which describes the number of people seeking asylum to be “still far too high.” The statement released by the committee that brings the premiers together to coordinate policy concluded that “ther
Peacekeepers came under fire from Israeli troops again, UN says
The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon said on Friday that one of its posts was once again attacked by the Israeli military. Peacekeepers on duty at a permanent observation post in the southern Lebanese town of Dheira were watching on Tuesday as Israeli soldiers conducted house-clearing operations, the United Nations Interim Force in Leban
UN says hardly any seriously injured children evacuated from Gaza
The United Nations says many seriously injured children in the Gaza Strip are dying because ambulances are hardly ever allowed to transport patients to hospitals outside the region. “Those who barely survived the ruthless bombardments are then condemned to die from their injuries,” James Elder, a spokesman for the UN children’s fu