As the U.S. strikes reportedly killed more than 40 people, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a statement that it represented “another adventurous and strategic mistake by the United States that will result only in increased tension in instability in the region.” Russia called for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, … Read more
BRUSSELS — The European Union mission to protect commercial vessels from Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea will be “purely defensive,” and will not conduct “any kind of attack,” the EU’s foreign policy chief said today. Seeking to differentiate the EU plan from the ongoing American-British Operation Prosperity Guardian, in which air strikes … Read more
Georgian Dream seeks a fourth consecutive victory in the parliamentary ballot, but Ivanishvili said his latest comeback did not aim principally to strengthen the party going into the election. Instead, he said, he wanted to protect the party’s leadership from possible corruption and internal rifts. Key election for Georgia’s EU bid Georgia became an EU … Read more
By Christian Daily International, Monday, January 22, 2024 People walk on the street in Salento, Colombia. | Unsplash/Delaney Turner When Carlos and Ana married, they had a dream: to serve God as missionaries somewhere in the world. Both had grown up in Evangelical churches in Colombia and had felt God’s call to share the Gospel … Read more
TEL AVIV — As he tries to cling to power, Benjamin Netanyahu is being buffeted by contradictory demands over the direction of the war in Gaza. His war cabinet is increasingly urging a cease-fire deal to be struck with Hamas — to secure the return of Israeli hostages — while lawmakers in his own Likud … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. TEL AVIV — “There are no words,” says Simcha Greiniman for what he encountered on October 7 in southern Israel. He repeats slowly: “There are no words.” A hundred days on from the Hamas rampage across southern Israel, and the 47-year-old first responder, like … Read more
Dozens of people have been detained during mass protests in Serbia amid claims that elections earlier this month were rigged in favor of the ruling party. Thousands gathered outside a police station in the capital, Belgrade, on Monday evening demanding the release of at least 38 demonstrators believed to have been arrested. Authorities fired tear … Read more
An American destroyer intercepted four drones fired by Houthi militants into the busy shipping lanes of the Red Sea, during a chaotic evening of strikes that hit at least one foreign-owned oil tanker. In a statement issued Sunday, U.S. Central Command said its navy had “shot down four unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas … Read more
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