Iranian Brig-Gen. Ebrahim Rostami has made a startling claim that Iran has weapons “far superior” to nuclear bombs. This statement has caused widespread concern. It comes at a time of rising tensions with Israel. Iranian lawmakers are considering changes to their military plans due to Israeli threats. The details of these weapons remain secret. However, […]
BRICS has dropped the demo of its long-awaited payment system, nicknamed ‘BRICS Pay’ and to be rolled out in Russia. This new payment system is rolling out as the group gears up for their big post-expansion summit in Kazan, Russia, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24. Russia, this year’s BRICS chair, is pushing hard to […]
At least 28 Palestinians, including children, have died in an Israeli strike on yet another school-turned-shelter in the northern Gaza Strip, a health official has said. This is as Israeli forces press on with their ground assault in the area. Thursday’s attack on the ravaged area wounded 160 others, according to the Palestinian health official, […]
He was 19 years old, a software engineering student, and displaced from his home, trying to survive in central Gaza. He was a few days away from his 20th birthday. Shaban al-Dalou wouldn’t make it. He had struggled for months to get help for his family, recording videos describing his family’s plight and their life […]
Officials tell the Washington Post that Israel will carry out attacks against the Islamic Republic before the U.S. election and plans to wrap up the Lebanon operation ‘in coming weeks’. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the U.S. that Israel will limit its retaliatory attacks against Iran to military targets. He added that Israel would […]
Five months after Ghana announced its plans, it is set to launch 5G services on Nov. 1. TheNewsZenith reports that this is a significant step for the old Gold Coast country, aiming to become fully digital by 2030. By that year, Ghana will provide fast and affordable mobile broadband to everyone, no matter where they […]
Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday.Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said, on Friday, in Managua. It described the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.” Nicaragua’s government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel’s attacks on […]
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is to counter political pressure from Western nations before the Brics summit later this month. BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, and China, has expanded to include South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, […]
At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, ravage northern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. In Sherpur, one of the hardest-hit northern districts, the water levels of major rivers have surged, submerging new areas and displacing thousands of families. Local authorities […]
An Israeli airstrike has killed another Palestinian journalist in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the total death toll since last Oct. 7 to 175, Anadolu Agency reports. The agency report quotes a government press statement identifying the new victim as Hassan Hamad, without giving details about the circumstances of his death. “We condemn in the […]