Category: 1. Russia

Lebanon reports deadly strikes as Israel says responded to gunfire

by AFP Staff Writers

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 16, 2025

Israel’s defence minister said the military responded to stray gunfire from Lebanon Sunday, after Lebanese…

Hospitalised Pope calls for end to world conflicts

by AFP Staff Writers

Vatican City (AFP) Mar 18, 2025

Pope Francis called Tuesday for an end to war and urged reflection in a letter published by Italy’s newspaper of record, as the…

Israel defence minister confirms air strike in Damascus

by AFP Staff Writers

Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 13, 2025

Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Damascus on Thursday, with the military…

Lebanon appoints new army chief

by AFP Staff Writers

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 13, 2025

Lebanon named a new head of the armed forces Thursday to succeed Joseph Aoun, who was appointed president earlier this year.

“Brigadier…

Myanmar village air strike kills at least 12, says local official

by AFP Staff Writers

Letpanhla, Myanmar (AFP) Mar 16, 2025

A Myanmar junta airstrike on a village held by anti-coup fighters killed at least 12 people according to a…

More arrests reported in Israeli West Bank raids

by AFP Staff Writers

West Bank, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Mar 12, 2025

Israeli forces reported fresh arrests as they kept up raids in the northern occupied West Bank on…

Spurred by Trump turnabout, European nations debate conscription

By Anna Smolchenko and Didier Lauras with AFP bureaus

Paris (AFP) Mar 16, 2025

Frightened by the prospect of US security disengagement and three years of Moscow’s war…

Hundreds killed in Gaza as Israel renews attacks targeting Hamas

by Darryl Coote

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 18, 2025

Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza on Tuesday, killing hundreds of Palestinians in what is the first major attack since…

During their roughly one-hour phone call on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that “American ownership” of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants would be “the best protection” for them, White…

How much would it really cost the European Union to defend itself against aggression? In the immediate term, that question, of course makes us think of Russia, but we can no longer exclude multiple other possibilities, including the…