Iran’s Supreme Leader Orders ‘Maximum’ Response to Any US Attack
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, told the country’s three top military commanders that a new attack by the United States and Israel “must result in an immediate and effective response, without geographic limits,” in order…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed trains his ministers in military training – BBC News Africa
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed trains his ministers in military training BBC Prime Minister Abiy outlines strategic imperatives for Medemer’s Ethiopian civilization: unified vision, national mobilization and responsible governance Fana Media…
EU diplomats shun Russia at G20 summit in US
The Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta, United States, got off to a rocky start on Friday after senior diplomats from European countries refused to take a “family photo” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. U.S.…
Iranian leader threatens immediate response to possible attack and other reports in the Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader has threatened to respond immediately to a possible attack as diplomatic efforts continue to reduce the threat of a return to all-out war. Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister said a proposal had been adopted that would…
Indonesia’s wildfires and toxic smog choke Southeast Asia
Almost every day for months, Indonesian schoolteacher Natanael Undas has gazed at a smoky sky in apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange. “It feels like Mars, like we live on another planet,” said Undas, whose home in Central Kalimantan province is at…
Thousands of people expected to demonstrate in France on Halloween: live updates
France’s nationwide unrest began with a handful of student protests at high schools in suburban Paris last month. Today, in cities across the country, anti-government demonstrators are protesting expensive living conditions, high fuel prices and…
Gadi Eisenkot is the grieving general trying to outwit Netanyahu
TEL AVIV — As head of Israel’s Northern Command in the late 2000s, Gen. Gadi Eisenkot was one of the principal architects of what has become the Israeli military’s most fearsome and brutal strategy: the Dahiya doctrine, which calls for…
Persian Gulf scrambles to prevent war with Iran from hitting its doors again
MANAMA, Bahrain — The looming possibility of U.S. strikes against Iran has sparked some nervousness in the Persian Gulf, as Gulf officials step up efforts to break the standoff between the United States and Iran that they know will leave their region…
Political crisis in Poland: Constitutional Court in chaos as Nawrocki accuses government of staging power grab
Protesters and riot police clashed outside Poland’s Constitutional Court on Friday evening following the suspension of the court’s president, the latest episode in an escalating confrontation between the government and the court’s top…
Family of real estate CEO injured in violent Toronto home invasion, officials say; 3 suspects on the run
A search is underway for three armed men who broke into a mansion in Toronto, Canada, owned by a real estate CEO early Thursday morning and attacked and injured the family inside, authorities said. The suspects, who were masked, forced the rear entrance…