TEHRAN (AFP)- Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s lone reformist contender, and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili advanced to a runoff presidential election after leading in the first round, an official announced on Saturday. According to Mohsen Eslami, spokesperson for Iran’s electoral administration, Pezeshkian received over 10,400,000 votes, while Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator, receivedRead More →

GENEVA (AFP) — Gazans are forced to live in bombed-out structures or camp next to massive mounds of rubbish, a United Nations spokesperson said Friday, describing the troubled territory’s “unbearable” conditions. Louise Wateridge of UNRWA, the UN organisation that assists Palestinian refugees, noted the “extremely dire” living circumstances in Gaza.Read More →

Donald Trump comfortably trounced Nikki Haley in South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, extending his victory run as he moves closer to a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden. Despite his long list of felony offenses and Haley’s background as a South Carolina nativeRead More →

Jerusalem/Gaza (Reuters) — Israel said on Tuesday that it has launched an attack on Hamas terrorists under the Islamists’ extensive network of tunnels beneath Gaza. This came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected demands for a ceasefire to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave. As Israel steps upRead More →

(Reuters) By October 10th, India has instructed Canada to return 41 diplomats, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Relationships between India and Canada have taken a significant hit as a result of Canadian suspicions that Indian government operatives were involved in the death of Canadian citizen and leader of theRead More →

PANAMA : An official said that limitations on ship transit through the drought-stricken Panama Canal will remain in place for one year. This move has already resulted in a marine traffic gridlock as ships queue up to reach the vital canal connecting two seas. The canal, an architectural marvel thatRead More →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Former US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will boycott the forthcoming Republican primary debates, citing his enormous lead in surveys as proof that he is already well-known and liked by Americans ahead of the 2024 race. Trump has been indicating for monthsRead More →