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Cargo Ship Sunk by Houthi Strike Poses Environmental Risk
Cargo Ship Sunk by Houthi Strike Poses Environmental Risk

A fertilizer-laden cargo ship, which sank in the Gulf of Aden after it was damaged by missiles from Houthis, poses an environmental risk, the US military warned Saturday. The Houthis claimed the February 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible ...

New Poll Flags Warnings for Biden Campaign
New Poll Flags Warnings for Biden Campaign

Days before the biggest night of the presidential primary season, a new poll published Saturday rings alarm bells for Joe Biden, who is seen lagging behind his likely White House challenger Donald Trump. The nationwide survey of registered voters by the New York Times and Siena College found that if the election were held today, 48 percent would ...

Lebanese Cargo Ship Damaged by Houthi Strike Sinks
Lebanese Cargo Ship Damaged by Houthi Strike Sinks

A cargo ship loaded with fertiliser has sunk in the Gulf of Aden less than two weeks after it was damaged by missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels, Yemen's government said Saturday. The Houthis claimed the February 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible ...

Ukraine: Scholz Says Germany Investigating 'Very Serious' Army Leak
Ukraine: Scholz Says Germany Investigating 'Very Serious' Army Leak

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday promised a full investigation after what appeared to be a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin. The head of Russia's state-backed RT channel, Margarita Simonyan, on Friday posted the 38-minute audio ...

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Paris Holds Israel "Accountable" for the Situation in Gaza

In an interview with the French daily Le Monde published on Saturday, France's Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, blames the Israeli authorities for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza and for "unjustifiable" situations. "Responsibility for the blockage of aid is clearly Israeli", stresses Stéphane Séjourné, noting that the catastrophic ...

US Destroys Houthi Surface-to-Air Missile
US Destroys Houthi Surface-to-Air Missile

The United States destroyed a Houthi missile in Yemen, citing an imminent threat to its aircraft.  The United States has destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile in Yemen that posed an "imminent threat" to U.S. aircraft in the region, the U.S. Middle East Military Command (Centcom) announced on Saturday. On Friday, US forces "conducted a ...

Hundreds Join Rare Protests Against Syria's Jihadist Rebels
Hundreds Join Rare Protests Against Syria's Jihadist Rebels

Hundreds took to the streets across Syria's rebel-held northwest on Friday in rare protests against its jihadist rulers, as anger simmered a week after a man died in their custody. About half of Idlib province and parts of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia provinces are controlled by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The ...

Iranians Vote in Elections as Voting Extended until Midnight
Iranians Vote in Elections as Voting Extended until Midnight

Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has called for a strong turnout, was the first to cast his ballot, at a polling station in central Tehran, state television ...

Lavrov in Turkey as Erdogan Seeks Ukraine Peace Breakthrough
Lavrov in Turkey as Erdogan Seeks Ukraine Peace Breakthrough

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday visited Turkey which has sought to revive Russia-Ukraine peace talks and ways to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea. Lavrov attended part of the annual diplomatic forum in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya where he met Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. The Russia-Ukraine war was a key ...

European Commission Allocates 50 Million Euros to UNRWA
European Commission Allocates 50 Million Euros to UNRWA

In a press release issued on Friday, the European Commission announced that it would pay "50 million euros to UNRWA," and that it would "increase emergency aid to the Palestinians by 68 million euros in 2024." This decision is intended to alleviate the financial crisis hanging over the UN agency assisting millions of Palestinian refugees in five ...

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The Crowd at Navalny's Funerals: "We Will not Forgive!"

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of defiant mourners who chanted his name and blamed authorities for his death in prison. Outside the cemetery where he was buried, some supporters shouted in grief, while others yelled out slogans against the Kremlin and its offensive in ...

New Israeli Strikes on Baniyas, Syria
New Israeli Strikes on Baniyas, Syria

An Israeli strike on a villa on Syria's coast Friday killed three people, including an Iranian military adviser, in the third consecutive day of Israeli attacks on Syria. Three violent explosions shook the center of Banias, on the Mediterranean, during the strike at dawn on the villa that sheltered "a group affiliated with Iran", said the ...