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UK, Australia and Canada express ‘deep concern’ over Israel’s approval of new settlement units in…
Australia and Canada have called on Israel’s government to reverse a decision to approve new settlement units in the West Bank, saying they are “deeply concerned” by an ongoing cycle of violence.
This week, Israel approved over 5,700 new…
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine take Iran to court over downed plane
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine are to move to the International Court of Justice in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces in 2020.
Most of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down the…
Israel’s president to address US Congress on July 19
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of US Congress on July 19 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s statehood and to reaffirm his nation’s special relationship with the US, congressional leaders announced…
Turkiye to boost apex bank’s foreign reserves amid lira slide
Turkiye is intensifying efforts to boost foreign reserves in its central bank, the country’s finance minister has revealed.
Writing on Twitter, Mehmet Simsek said the bank’s net international reserves rose to a record $8.5 billion last…
Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible is returned to land
Debris from the Titan submersible has been returned to land after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic captured the world's attention last week.
The return of the debris to port in St. John's, Newfoundland and…
NATO chief convenes July 6 talks hoping to convince Turkiye to let Sweden join
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkiye, Sweden and Finland on July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military organization.
Hungarian…
Poland gets first batch of US-made Abrams tanks
Poland on Wednesday received a first shipment of US-made advanced Abrams tanks, its defense minister said, as the country boosts its military capabilities in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The authorities in Warsaw ordered a total of…
Sisters tell Australia court that abuse by Jewish school principal broke trust, painful to remember
Two sisters told an Australian court Wednesday that being sexually abused by their Jewish school’s principal broke their ability to trust and was painful to remember.
Malka Leifer was convicted of rape and other crimes in the Victoria…
Nikki Haley says Trump did ‘too little’ about China threats, warns of global conflict if Ukraine…
Nikki Haley, the former US envoy to the United Nations, on Tuesday criticized former President Donald Trump for being too friendly to China during his time in office, while also warning that weak support for Ukraine would “only encourage”…
Europol: Cracking of EncroChat phone service lead to seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, over…
Investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, French, Dutch and European Union prosecutors said Tuesday.…