Khamenei vows response to attacks on Iran and allies

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting Tehran and groups it supports in the region. "The enemies, both the USA and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a tooth-breaking response to what

Israeli attacks kill 68 in last 24 hours:Ministry

Israeli attacks have killed 68 Palestinians and wounded 77 in the last 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry says, while our team on the ground reports 15 people killed since midnight. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Israel’s major military incursion into the occupied West Bank must not be “the

Trump attacks Harris’s racial identity

Donald Trump is facing a fierce backlash for questioning the race of US election rival Kamala Harris, but to those acquainted with the Republican's long history of inflammatory language and behavior around the issue, the smear was nothing new. Trump's political career was forged in the cauldron of the 2010s "birther"

Trump attacks Harris’s racial identity, says she opted to ‘turn Black’

Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to "turn Black" for political gain, as he attacked his Democratic White House rival during a combative interaction with African American journalists in Chicago. The Republican former president's inflammatory comments marked an escalation of the 78-year-old's vitriol against Harris, whom

Two Russian fuel depots on fire after separate drone attacks

Two Russian fuel depots were targeted in separate drone attacks Tuesday, regional governors said, as Ukraine launched a barrage of strikes against its neighbour. Both attacks caused fires at the facilities, located hundreds of kilometres apart in the towns of Kstovo and Oryol. In Kstovo, about 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of

Gulf-ASEAN summit denounces attacks on Gaza civilians

Gulf and Southeast Asian leaders on Friday condemned attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip and called for a permanent ceasefire, according to a statement published after a summit meeting. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also called for the release of

Russian army repels 8 Ukrainian attacks in DPR

Russia's Battlegroup South has repelled eight Ukrainian attacks in the Artyomovsk and Avdeyevka areas, with the enemy's losses exceeding 300 servicemen, battlegroup Spokesman Georgy Minesashvili told TASS. "Battlegroup South units have repelled eight attacks by Ukrainian assault groups in the Artyomovsk and Avdeyevka areas. The enemy's losses amounted to over 300

UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan:Death toll rises to 54

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Friday's two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan. "We very much condemn the terrorist attacks that took place in Pakistan, killing more than 50 people. The people responsible need to be held to account," said StephaneDujarric, spokesman for the UN chief, when asked for Guterres' reaction

Thwarted Ukraine attacks on Black Sea naval base Russia

Russia's defence ministry said early on Friday that it had thwarted overnight Ukrainian attacks on a naval base in the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula. "Tonight, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the use of two unmanned sea boats, attempted an attack on the Novorossiysk naval base of the Russian