NATO to establish new land command in Finland
Helsinki, Sep 28 (IANS) The Finish city of Mikkeli has been picked to host the Multi Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Finish Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen said in a press release. According to the press release, the MCLCC will “plan, prepare, and command” NATO land forces’ operations […]
New York Mayor pleads not guilty in arraignment
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty in an appearance at a federal court in Manhattan, one day after unsealing an indictment against him. Federal prosecutors charged Adams with five counts of bribery, wire fraud and solicitation, primarily related to his mayoral campaign in 2021, Xinhua news agency […]
Yemen’s leader reaffirms commitment to peace initiatives in meeting with UN chief
Aden (Yemen), Sep 28 (IANS) Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, reaffirmed the Yemeni government’s openness to various peace initiatives for ending the prolonged civil war, state media reported. Al-Alimi made the remarks in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General […]
Israel continues to pound Beirut after deadly Hezbollah HQ strike
Beirut/Jerusalem, Sep 28 (IANS) Israel launched fresh attacks on targets in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieh early Saturday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah weapons stored under civilian buildings. Eyewitnesses in Beirut reported Israeli warplanes flying over the city’s southern suburb and conducting several rounds of bombings within an hour in the Dahieh district. Prior to […]
Italy strengthens penalties to combat assaults on hospital staff
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS) The Italian government passed a decree toughening measures against people attacking health staff in hospitals across the country. The move is meant to address a surge in assaults on doctors, nurses, and other professionals in the public health system. Key countermeasures included allowing for arresting perpetrators on the scene of the […]
Sudan: 8 killed, 95 injured in paramilitary attack in El Fasher
Khartoum, Sep 28 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 95 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, a local official stated. “The RSF shelling targeted the Souq Al-Mawashi (livestock) market, south of El Fasher, which was […]
EAM Jaishankar participates in ministerials of regional groups furthering ties with India
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar participated in the ministerial meetings with three regional groups on Friday to strengthen cooperation with India. He chaired the meeting of the BIMSTEC, the Bay of Bengal group, and co-chaired meetings with two groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. He wrote on X […]
Iran calls Israeli airstrike on Beirut a ‘war crime’, says US is complicit
Tehran, Sep 28 (IANS) Iran has condemned Israel’s deadly strikes on Beirut, calling the attack a “war crime” and also claimed that the US is complicit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the strikes as a “flagrant war crime” that “once again reveals the terrorist nature of the Israeli regime,” the state news agency Press TV […]
Israel targets Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in strike on Beirut
Beirut, Sep 28 (IANS) The Israeli military has said it carried out a strike on the headquarters of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday which was carried reportedly to target the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel’s three main TV channels say the massive strikes in Beirut targeted Hezbollah’s […]
Netanyahu cuts short US trip as Israeli strikes target Hezbollah HQ in Beirut
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will cut short his visit to New York and return to Israel on Friday, his office said, following a major airstrike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The announcement came after Netanyahu addressed the United Nations in New York, where he was supposed […]
