Turkey stopped all trade with Israel as of Thursday, according to two Turkish officials familiar with the matter, media outlets have reported. The move expands last month’s restriction on some Turkish exports to occupied Palestine, according to Bloomberg. Ankara hasn’t formally announced the suspension and it wasn’t clear under what …
Read More »Iran frees all crew members of seized Israeli-linked ship
Iran has freed all the crew members of the Israeli-linked ship which was seized recently by the IRGC in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s foreign minister said. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna on Thursday. The Islamic Republic has …
Read More »Hamas hails Colombia’s decision to cut ties with Israel
Palestinian Resistance group Hamas on Thursday welcomed a decision by Colombia to cut ties with Israel over its “genocidal” war in the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas considered Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s position “a victory for the sacrifices of our people and their just cause.” According to Anadolu, …
Read More »Gaza war thrusts additional 1.74 mn people into poverty: UN
Now in its seventh month, the war in the Gaza Strip pushed an additional 1.74 million people into poverty with the poverty rate at 58.4%, the UN development agency said in its report. “The gross domestic product (GDP) sustains a staggering plunge by 26.9 percent—a loss of US$7.1 billion from …
Read More »Colombia withdraws diplomats from occupied Palestine
Colombia’s diplomatic staff will return home after the severing of diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime amid their aggression against the Gaza Strip, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said. “Colombian diplomatic staff will return to our country. Our compatriots in Israel and Palestine will continue to receive the necessary assistance and …
Read More »Kremlin: Ukraine talks without Russia part. not aimed at result
Negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict without Russia’s participation are not aimed at the result, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. When asked to comment on information about a peace conference on Ukraine to be held in Switzerland, the spokesman said, “We do not understand what kind of milestone …
Read More »Iran, Pakistan boost bilateral cooperation to fight terrorism
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson of the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, stated that the mechanism of Tehran and Islamabad to fight against terrorism has been strengthened. In her weekly presser in Islamabad, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stressed the importance of the current mechanisms between Iran and Pakistan, especially in fighting terrorism. She emphasized that the …
Read More »Judge fines Trump for contempt in hush-money case
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial fined the former US president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if he continued to violate a gag order. In a written order, Justice Juan Merchan said the fine may not be enough …
Read More »The first Turkish martyr of “Al-Aqsa Storm”
Israel’s deadly violence in the occupied West Bank has sharply escalated in parallel with the war of genocide in Gaza. On Tuesday, Israeli troops fatally shot a Turkish national in Jerusalem. Israeli police officials said 34-year-old Hasan Saklanan was shot dead after he stabbed an officer. The officials noted that …
Read More »F-16 jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
A military jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base outside of Alamogordo on Tuesday. According to Holloman Air Force Base officials, an F-16 fighter jet went down near White Sands National Park. Officials say the pilot successfully ejected from the plane and was taken to a hospital for medical care. …
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