President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The court is set to hear arguments in the case on Jan. 10. The law would require…
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes. Sirens sounded in areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea on Saturday as “a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted… prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the Israeli military said….
Russia does not rule out engaging in dialogue with Donald Trump’s potential future administration regarding a resolution to the Ukraine conflict, but any negotiations must address Moscow’s concerns, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a press conference on December 26. “We are always ready for consultations. [we] are open to talks, provided they address…
According to the politician, Europe “became the primary stronghold of Russophobia globally,” undermined the Istanbul agreements, initiated the sanctions campaign, and fueled the most extreme war factions without considering the losses suffered by both sides of the conflict. Following the conclusion of the West’s hybrid war against Russia, Europe must be punished, the US –…
The report on Ukrainian atrocities in Selidovo will be presented Russia plans to convene in January an informal meeting of UN Security Council members for a discussion focused on Ukrainian crimes against civilians, said Dmitry Polyansky, the country’s first deputy envoy to the UN. “The process of identifying those responsible for the crimes committed by…
The Kremlin on Friday declined to comment on an Azerbaijani plane which crashed until a probe had been completed, after reports it was shot at by a Russian air defense missile. “An investigation is underway, and until the conclusions of the investigation, we do not consider we have the right to make any comments and…
South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, finding he “actively participated in the insurrection” after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month. “I announce that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment motion has passed. Out of the 192 lawmakers who voted, 192 voted to impeach,” said National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik.
Iran’s top diplomat warned Friday against “destructive interference” in Syria’s future and said decisions should lie solely with the country’s people, writing in Chinese state media as he visited Beijing. Abbas Araghchi touched down in the Chinese capital on Friday afternoon, Iranian state media reported, to begin his first official visit to the country since…
Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from Beirut to Dubai in recent days, two Lebanese security officials said on Friday. The officials said that “many members” of the al-Assad family had travelled to Dubai from…
US strikes against Yemen’s Houthis will continue for as long as the Iran-backed group still has the ability to threaten shipping lanes and Israel, the White House said on Friday. The Houthis began attacking ships in and around the Red Sea one year ago in what they said was a solidarity campaign with Palestinians in Gaza. The…
The wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins were arrested Friday at the Beirut airport, where they attempted to fly out with allegedly forged passports, Lebanese judicial and security officials said. Assad’s uncle departed the day before. Rasha Khazem, the wife of Duraid Assad — the son of former Syrian Vice President…
A US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery was used to shoot down a Houthi missile fired at Israel earlier in the week, sources familiar with the operation said Friday. However, it is still unclear if the interception was successful. The US deployed a second THAAD to Israel in October in what the Pentagon said was to…
According to Maria Zakharova, this speaks of the fact that the West continues to do everything to escalate the conflict with Russia, not sparing effort or anyone in Ukraine. The last US aid package to Kiev, which the administration of outgoing US President Joe Biden plans to announce soon, cannot ensure Ukraine’s security, its effect…
Among other things, “members of the Commonwealth have been increasing cooperation in the fight against extremism, transborder crime, and drug trafficking, and everyday activities and contacts between security agencies have been established,” the Russian president said. Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted common approaches shared by countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) toward international…
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, officials said. The Embraer 190 aircraft that was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia instead flew across the Caspian Sea and went down…
