Tehran, October 17 ((RHC)-- The Operation Al-Aqsa Flood of October 7, 2023 by Hamas was the least the Palestinians could do in the face of decades of atrocities perpetrated by the Israeli regime, says a seasoned Iranian lawmaker and former foreign minister.... More


United Nations, October 17 (RHC)-- More than one billion people live in acute poverty, with nearly half of them in countries experiencing conflict, according to a new United Nations report.... More


New York, October 17 (RHC)-- Google has announced plans to build seven nuclear reactors in the United States to help power the company’s data centers and artificial intelligence systems. ... More


Rome, October 17 (RHC)-- The World Food Programme is warning millions of people in southern Africa are facing the region’s worst food crisis in decades due to a devastating drought. ... More


Rome, October 17 (RHC)-- An Italian navy ship has docked in Albania to deliver refugees and migrants, the first such mission under a controversial deal between the two countries that sends asylum seekers outside the European Union while their claims are processed.... More


Geneva, October 17 (RHC)-- Prominent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have sounded the alarm about the catastrophic circumstances in northern Gaza, where Israel keeps its savagery going for the 12th consecutive day.... More


Amman, October 17 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in the Jordanian capital as part of a regional tour aimed at de-escalation in the West Asia region as Israel presses ahead with its deadly aggression against Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.... More


Tehran, October 17 (RHC)--Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air has cancelled all of its flights to European destinations a day after the European Union (EU) announced sanctions against the airline, claiming it has been involved in Iran’s alleged supply of drones and missiles to Russia.... More


Gaza City, October 17 (RHC)-- He was only 19 years old.  A software engineering student, and displaced from his home, trying to survive in central Gaza.  He was a few days away from his 20th birthday.... More


Beirut, October 16 (RHC)-- Israel has bombed municipality buildings in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh, with local officials saying the mayor is among the dead.  The attacks on Wednesday were among 11 strikes on the city and its surroundings that created "a kind of belt of fire" in the area, they said. ... More


UNIFIL peacekeepers look at the Lebanon-Israel border from a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, southern Lebanon   [File: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters]... More


Khan Younis, October 16 (RHC)-- Another massacre by the Israeli occupation army against Palestinian sport occurred the day before with the murder of midfielder Imad Abu Tima, a national team player who played for Ittihad Khan Younis.... More


Switzerland, Oct 16 (PL) Cuba moved up to number one in the world ranking after winning the Baseball5 World Cup held this month in Hong Kong, China, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today.... More


Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated today through his account on X, Cuba's commitment to food sovereignty, and thanked the support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).... More


Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- "We are entering the stage of alarmism and pendulum swing of the election season," warned the award-winning U.S. documentary filmmaker Michael Moore when urging voters to vote if they want to prevent Donald Trump's return to power.... More


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