Category: 1. Russia

Iran says Israel attack ‘declaration of war’

By Menna Zaki and Payam Doost Mohammadi with Benoit Finck and Jay Deshmukh in Jerusalem

Tehran (AFP) June 13, 2025

Iran called Israel’s wave of strikes on Friday a “declaration of war”,…

Trump deploys Marines as tensions rise over Los Angeles protests

By Huw GRIFFITH

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) June 10, 2025

President Donald Trump ordered active-duty US Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops into Los…

Israel pounds Iran, Tehran hits back with missiles

By Menna Zaki and Ahmad Parhizi with Louis Baudoin-Laarman in Jerusalem

Tehran (AFP) June 16, 2025

Israel unleashed a new wave of attacks against Iran on Monday, targeting missile…

Israel death toll from Iran missiles at 24: PM’s office

by AFP Staff Writers

Jerusalem (AFP) June 16, 2025

Iranian missiles have killed at least 24 people in Israel since Friday, the Israeli prime minister’s office said in an…

Israel strikes Yemen’s Huthi-held Hodeida port

by AFP Staff Writers

Sanaa (AFP) June 10, 2025

Israeli forces struck Yemen’s rebel-held port of Hodeida on Tuesday, the latest attack targeting the Iran-backed Huthis which Israel’s…

China replaces key envoy dealing with Ukraine war

by AFP Staff Writers

Beijing (AFP) June 12, 2025

China on Thursday said it had replaced a key envoy charged with diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine.

Sun Linjiang, formerly…

Japan says two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific

By Kyoko Hasegawa and Katie Forster

Tokyo (AFP) June 10, 2025

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose…

On eve of US Army’s 250th anniversary, veterans fear for benefits

By Victoria LAVELLE

Washington (AFP) June 13, 2025

Scott Konopasek, a decorated US veteran, has gone from defending his country to protesting the government, angered…

Russia launches deadly strike on Kharkiv amid stalled peace talks

By Florent VERGNES

Kharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 11, 2025

Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 including…

Oil surges, stocks fall on Middle East fears as Israel strikes Iran

by AFP Staff Writers

Hong Kong (AFP) June 13, 2025

Oil prices soared more than 12 percent and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched “preemptive” strikes on…