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UN: 122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’

UN: 122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’

GENEVA: The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains “untenably high,” the United Nations said Thursday. A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. But that figure dropped to […]

Iran slams Israeli strikes on Yemen port

Iran slams Israeli strikes on Yemen port

Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned Israeli air strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, following missile attacks by Tehran-backed Houthi militants on Israel’s main airport. The Israeli military said it hit Houthi positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and inland on Monday, alleging they were used to transfer “Iranian weapons” and other military equipment. […]

Top Hamas official says Gaza truce talks no longer of interest

Top Hamas official says Gaza truce talks no longer of interest

GAZA: A senior Hamas official said Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel’s “hunger war” against Gaza. “There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the […]

ГД приняла закон об установлении 9 августа Днем воинской славы России

ГД приняла закон об установлении 9 августа Днем воинской славы России

Госдума приняла закон, согласно которому 9 августа становится одним из Дней воинской славы России. Об этом сообщает 360.ru. Напомним, 9 августа 1944 года завершилась Ленинградская битва, в результате которой был спасен от голодной смерти второй по населению город в стране. Пояснительная записка к законопроекту отмечает, что признание этого дня Днем воинской славы подчеркнет военно-стратегическое значение Ленинградской битвы как […]

Saudi Arabia conducts military exercises with 15 countries at Air Warfare Center

Saudi Arabia conducts military exercises with 15 countries at Air Warfare Center

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is conducting military exercises called Spears of Victory 2025 at the Air Warfare Center, involving forces from 15 countries. Some of the Kingdom’s prominent military branches are participating in the drills, including forces from the Presidency of State Security and the Saudi Arabian National Guard. The drills started this week at the […]

Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon will last beyond 60 days, Netanyahu’s office says

Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon will last beyond 60 days, Netanyahu’s office says

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army will not complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by a Monday deadline, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday, saying Lebanon has not yet fully enforced the ceasefire agreement. The deal, brokered by the United States and France, ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed […]