Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners, including some who were on death row, in an independence day amnesty on Thursday. Zimbabwe marked 44 years of … Read More
More than 100,000 people have fled their homes in Russia and neighbouring Kazakhstan. ADVERTISEMENT Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has called the situation in Russia and Kazakhstan “very, very tense” as … Read More
Israel’s foreign minister drew a line in the sand with Iran on Wednesday, warning the country that Israel would respond with direct attacks on Iranian targets if Iran launches an … Read More
The stalled $60 billion military aid package to Ukraine is not stopping the Biden administration from getting weapons and other military assistance to the war-torn country as it battles back … Read More
The European Union should suspend its trade and institutional ties with Israel to deter war crimes that amount to genocide in the Gaza Strip, the UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine … Read More
Russia’s second attempt to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex was aborted on Wednesday. The launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was … Read More
Judgment comes amid calls to use oligarchs’ seized assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort. ADVERTISEMENT Two Russian businessmen have won a court case challenging an EU decision to sanction them … Read More
Iran’s leader on Wednesday threatened to take action against Israel during a prayer ceremony. He also criticized the U.S. and the West for their involvement amid tensions in the region. … Read More
The EU’s €78bn Single Resolution Fund is meant to avoid a repeat of 2008-style taxpayer banking bailouts, but faced a string of legal problems. ADVERTISEMENT Banks’ payments to a controversial … Read More
Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran’s restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six policemen, media reports said. The attack on a road in Sistan and Baluchistan province also left two … Read More
