United States President Donald Trump says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, in just the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified underground site located next to the bombed-out Natanz enrichment complex. Just hours after he made that threat, an Iranian oil tanker off Kharg Island was…
Videos from southern Iran show the aftermath of what Iranian officials claim was a deadly U.S. strike that hit a wedding party at a home. Iranian authorities said the strike killed at least four people and wounded dozens more. A spokesman for U.S. Central Command said the military was looking into the allegations and that…
The academic year in occupied East Jerusalem began on Tuesday with an open-ended strike by teachers at private and Christian schools after Israeli meddling in students’ curriculum. All new first and seventh-grade classes at East Jerusalem’s Palestinian-majority municipal schools have been told to exclusively use the Israeli curriculum this year. Entry permits for West Bank…
Six months after a US missile strike on an Iranian school killed at least 170 people, most of them children, their families are still living with the loss. Parents return to the ruins and visit graves, while questions over accountability remain unanswered. Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026 Share Six months after US strike…
Four people – including three children – were killed in separate Russian attacks in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, and another two in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, local officials said. In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, three people were injured when a drone exploded near a taxi, the regional head said. This comes a day after…
BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN – AUGUST 10: Two youths sit on the shoreline as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images) Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that…
Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February. Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026 Russian forces have struck Ukraine’s Izmail port in southern Odesa, setting off a fire, authorities said, a day after Kyiv pounded Russia’s Novorossiysk port. In a statement on the…
Image is AI-generated for illustration purposes Communications regulator Icasa has said none of its services will be affected when staff embark on a protected strike from Thursday, 6 August. Responding to questions from TechCentral, Icasa confirmed that Nehawu, its recognised union, has notified it of the union’s intention to strike from Thursday over cost-of-living adjustment…
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people, as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said interceptors “could have saved lives”. In one of the deadliest strikes on Kyiv and the capital region this year – which started after midnight on Wednesday – at least 45 people were injured after residential…
In Gaza, the recovery work was carried out by the Civil Defence, which operates under the Hamas-run interior ministry. Its efforts have been supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “We provide material support – literally the gloves, shovels, protective equipment and body bags they use,” said Patrick Griffiths, spokesperson for the…
