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Scores killed in Ethiopian airstrike on Tigray market

Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2021

At least 64 people have been killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian airstrike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, according to local health officers, doctors, local residents and witnesses.

Year’s final supermoon rises Thursday

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Summer is officially underway in the Northern Hemisphere, and the new season will kick off with a full moon unlike any other until next June.

Attack on Iranian nuclear site damaged centrifuge production facility

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The attempted attack on an Iranian nuclear site outside Tehran that was reported on Wednesday targeted a facility used in the construction of centrifuges needed to enrich uranium, Iranian opposition sources said.

Russia says it chases British destroyer out of Crimea waters with warning shots, bombs

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Russia said on Wednesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a British warship to chase it out of waters Moscow claims in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea peninsula.

Gantz: Raisi election shows Iran is becoming more extremist

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that the Iranian election last week of ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi as the country’s president shows that Iran is headed toward “greater extremism” Israel News reports.

Russia deploys warships, submarines off the coast of Hawaii

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

In a massive display of power, Russia has deployed a fleet of warships, submarines, and support vessels to a pacific location just 35 nautical miles off the coast of Hawaii, the UK Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Flanked by…

Navy warship challenges China with Taiwan Strait voyage

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in the latest show of force aimed at keeping the status of the 100-mile waterway as international waters and challenge claims by China.

COVID-19: Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte threatens to jail people if they don’t get vaccinated

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people if they refuse to get vaccinated against coronavirus.

US seizes three dozen Iranian websites for spreading ‘misinformation’

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Top security officials seized approximately three dozen Iranian-based websites Tuesday, citing concerns over the spread of misinformation a national security official told Fox News.

Feds Investigating Chinese Spies’ Return to US Ahead of COVID Travel Ban

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Intelligence officials are investigating why suspected Chinese spies returned to the United States on student and work visas at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to internal government documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.

Reports: ‘Chinese State Security Official Escapes To U.S.’

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The world appeared a step closer Tuesday to learn about the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak amid reports that a senior Chinese state security official defected to the United States.

U.S. to impose more sanctions on Russia, following Navalny imprisonment, recent cyber attacks

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the U.S. will impose more sanctions on Russia in response to recent cyber attacks and the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian President Vladimir Putin political rival Alexei Navalny.

Russia Blames Lack Of Vaccinations On Rising In COVID-19 Cases

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

Russia's government has blamed a surge in COVID-19 cases on reluctance among Russians to have vaccinations amid concerns about side effects. Critics also point out that it usually takes years to develop vaccines, while Russia was the first…

US to continue talks on rejoining Iran deal, although says Raisi election was unfair

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

The United States has said it will continue indirect talks with Iran on rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal, despite asserting that the June 18 election of ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s new president had not been a…

War Weary Armenia Vote in Early Poll After Peace Deal

Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021

Armenians began voting Sunday in early parliamentary elections amid mounting tensions over their country’s military defeat in fighting against Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia’s acting prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, hopes the elections will restore trust…

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes unexplained emergency shutdown

Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant underwent an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday.

US to pull Patriot batteries from key MidEast countries

Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021

The US is moving up to eight Patriot air defense batteries from key countries in the Middle East, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday.

Top U.S. general warns of ‘wildfire of terrorism’ across Africa

Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021

A top U.S. general this weekend warned that a “wildfire of terrorism” is sweeping across Africa as the continent seems poised to become the new global epicenter for Islamic extremism.

Ayatolloah’s protege wins Iran presidency in questionable election

Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021

Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position in a vote that appeared to see the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s…

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan could threaten U.S. homeland within two years, Pentagon warns

Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan could regenerate and plot terrorist attacks against the American homeland within two years, possibly sooner if the insurgent Taliban overwhelm a fragile U.S.-backed government and take control of the country, top Pentagon officials warned…

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