Dissident Russian rockers Bi-2 held in Thailand fly to Israel
“All musicians of the Bi-2 group have safely left Thailand and are heading to Tel Aviv,” read the post.
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Pressure mounting for Biden to bomb Iran
US President Joe Biden had hoped to avoid direct participation in the Israeli-Hamas war, even while wholeheartedly supporting Israel’s goal of defeating and destroying Hamas.
With Pyongyang on war footing, US must quickly defuse nuclear flashpoints
North Korea’s nuclear programme is a symptom of weakness, not strength. The reality is that it is comprehensively outspent, outgunned and out-resourced by the South.
Iran executes 4 people it says are linked to Israeli intelligence: State media
DUBAI - Iran carried out the death sentences of four people on Monday (Jan 29) that it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation, after the Supreme Court rejected their appeal, Iranian state media reported.
Iran’s top diplomat seeks to deescalate tensions on visit to Pakistan after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tensions after deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors.
Oil prices higher after Iran-linked drone strikes kill three U.S. troops, Biden vows retaliation
Oil prices advanced early Monday after missiles launched by Iran-backed militants killed U.S. troops in Jordan on the weekend.
When genosuicide feels like genocide
An American coalition consisting mainly of Iraqi forces destroyed the city of Mosul in northern Iraq in 2017, with civilian casualties estimated at somewhere between 2,500 and 40,000. The Associated Press count was 11,000 civilians dead but it might have been much higher. ISIS fighters prevented civilians from leaving as the US and its allies bombarded the town, and no one knows to this day how many are buried under the rubble.
Three U.S. troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran
Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday.