Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Palestinian on boat from Gaza killed by Israeli fire

A Palestinian was killed Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a boat from the Gaza Strip after it left a zone where...

Paris to host Syria crisis meeting with allies on Tuesday: minister

France will host a meeting on the Syria crisis with Western and Arab allies later on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. The “working dinner”...

Submarine-launched missile hits ISIS: Russia

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia had for the first time struck Islamic State targets in Syria with missiles fired...

Libyan lawmakers say majority back unity plan, but no vote yet

Libya's internationally recognised parliament, which was forced out of the capital by factional violence, failed to vote for a unity government this week, but...

Iran army exercise simulates response to ISIS attack

Iran’s army conducted exercises Tuesday close to its border with Afghanistan designed to simulate how it would respond if “terrorist groups” such as the...

Israeli air force chief confirms first F-35 airstrike

The head of Israel's air force says it used the next-generation F-35 fighter jet for the first time during a recent mission. Maj. Gen. Amikam...

Iranian president defends government’s response to Coronavirus

The government of Iran has come under heavy criticism for what has been seen as a slow and inadequate response of the Virus outbreak....

As visitors stay home, Iraqi Kurdistan tourism collapses

Al-Amadiyah (AFP) In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel...

Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi'ites

When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks. But when he saw people running, he knew...

Putin picks Turkey over U.S. as the enemy

Vladimir Putin is studiously late for meetings with world leaders. Yet when it comes to an appearance on live national television, the Russian president...

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