Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent New Year greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hailing the past year as one of “special significance” for bilateral relations between Moscow and Pyongyang and a deepening strategic partnership. In a telegram published by the Korean Central News Agen»»»

Hamas has denied responsibility for a bomb blast that struck an Israeli armored vehicle in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, and has asked the international community to put pressure on Israel to comply with a ceasefire agreement. The US-brokered ceasefire, which took effect in Gaza on October 10, ca»»»

Pyongyang has shared new images of its first nearly completed nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally inspected the vessel. Kim hailed its construction as an “epoch-making crucial change,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday. »»»

Attempts to secure peace in Sudan and halt the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe have continued for nearly two-and-a-half years of war. Yet a determined belief within the army and those backing it that military victory is still possible has prevailed. The result is unending destruction, displaceme»»»

Greek coastguard were searching Thursday for a missing child off the island of Farmakonisi after rescuing 52 migrants in two separate incidents in the Aegean Sea, local media reported. They found 13 migrants who had arrived on the small, uninhabited island, but one boy was reported missing from the»»»

Four United Nations rights experts on Wednesday condemned the US partial naval blockade of Venezuela, determining it illegal armed aggression and calling on the US Congress to intervene. The United States has deployed a major military force in the Caribbean and has recently intercepted oil tankers »»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a nuclear submarine factory and received a message from Russia's Vladimir Putin hailing the countries' "invincible friendship", Pyongyang's state media said Thursday. North Korea and Russia have drawn closer since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Uk»»»

The wife of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is being held in conditions that could pose a serious risk to her physical and mental health, a UN expert warned Wednesday. Alice Jill Edwards, the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment o»»»

Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has returned to the country after 17 years in exile ahead of landmark general elections. The 60-year-old is the figurehead of the influential Zia family and the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. The party he leads»»»

Venezuela accused Washington of “the greatest extortion" known in the country's history at the UN Security Council on Tuesday, during a meeting in which Russia and China sharply criticized the US for putting military and economic pressure on Venezuela as tensions over sanctions and a naval blockade»»»

Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian homes, businesses and farmland are on the rise across the West Bank. The Observers team spoke with a Palestinian olive farmer whose land is frequently targeted, and an Israeli activist who helps protect West Bank farmers from settler violence. Palestinian vill»»»

In tonight's edition, Sudan's prime minister urged members of the United Nations Security Council to stand "on the right side of history" as he laid out his plan to end the war in Sudan. Also, voters gear up to head to the polls in the Central African Republic for historic elections. And in Kenya, »»»

Four Nobel laureates and several former heads of state are among the more than 400 prominent women who have signed a letter demanding the immediate release of Zahra Tabari, an Iranian engineer facing execution. The letter, organised by a London-based association, stated that Tabari faced "execution»»»

Kim Jong Un guided the construction of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated the submarine is a core component of the country's "nuclear war deterrent," designed to deliver a "merciless »»»

Red Sea International Company signed a SAR202.8mn ($54mn) contract with Italy's Webuild to provide integrated facilities management services for NEOM's Trojena project, the company announced on December 23. The two-year ag»»»

Iraq's General Commission for Customs received its first international transit shipment from Iran through Shalamcheh border crossing en route to Kuwait via Safwan crossing under the International Road Transport (TIR) system using internationally approved electronic tracking and locking systems, Al-»»»

Iraq's General Commission for Customs received its first international transit shipment from Iran through Shalamcheh border crossing en route to Kuwait via Safwan crossing under the International Road Transport (TIR) system using internationally approved electronic tracking and locking systems, Al-»»»

Iraq's General Commission for Customs received its first international transit shipment from Iran through Shalamcheh border crossing en route to Kuwait via Safwan crossing under the International Road Transport (TIR) system using internationally approved electronic tracking and locking systems, Al-»»»

Iraq's General Commission for Customs received its first international transit shipment from Iran through Shalamcheh border crossing en route to Kuwait via Safwan crossing under the International Road Transport (TIR) system using internationally approved electronic tracking and locking systems, Al-»»»

The agreement reached by the Yemeni government in Muscat with the Houthis to exchange about 2,900 prisoners and detainees from both sides marks a new test of the group’s credibility in closing one of the conflict’s most complex humanitarian files after years of delays and failure. Despite a broad l»»»

Iran will reject International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of bombed nuclear sites until certain conditions are met, President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami said, as quoted by Tasnim. If the IAEA deems military attacks acceptable, it should formally declare U»»»

The US is subjecting Venezuela to the “greatest extortion” in the country’s history, Caracas’ envoy to the UN, Samuel Moncada, has said. Moncada made the statement during a UN Security Council session on Tuesday, called by Caracas after Washington seized another tanker off the Latin American countr»»»

Search teams in Türkiye on Wednesday recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, while efforts to retrieve the victims' remains were still underway, Türkiye's interior minister said. The private jet carry»»»

The European Union, France and Germany condemned US visa bans on European citizens combating online hate and ​disinformation, with Brussels saying on Wednesday it could "respond swiftly and decisively" against the "unjustified measures". US President Donald Trump's administration imposed visa bans »»»

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The Israeli army said Wednesday that it had identified a Hamas financial official it killed two weeks ago in a strike in the Gaza Strip. Abdel Hay Zaqut, a financial official in Hamas's armed wing, on December 13 in the same strike that killed military commander Raed Saad, seen by Israel as one of »»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi condemned the US’ threat to use force against Venezuela and its actions that undermine maritime security in the Caribbean, describing them as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter. Araqchi made the remarks at a telephone conversation with»»»

Belgium on Tuesday joined South Africa in a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses the Zionist entity of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. The UN’s highest court, based in The Hague, said in a statement that Brussels had filed a declaration of intervention.»»»

This is no longer a humanitarian file delayed by bureaucracy. It is a national test that Lebanon is failing in slow motion. Lebanese detainees remain locked inside Israeli prisons while their names circulate in press statements, their families count months without news, and the state responds with »»»

The Mechanism committee convened on Friday in the southern border town of Naqoura, with the Zionist enemy clearly delivering a message of threat by dropping a bomb near the area of the meeting. The five-member committee convened for its 15th meeting since the ceasefire between Lebanon and the Zioni»»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Raed Berro warned that offering concessions by the Lebanese State doesn’t serve the national interests. In a local ceremony in the southern town of Jwayya, MP Berro said that the Israeli enemy approaches the issue of war on Lebanon b»»»

Venezuela has accused the United States of the "greatest extortion" at an emergency session of the UN Security Council in New York. Washington's seizure of two Venezuelan oil tankers was "worse than piracy," the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN said. The emergency meeting of the Security Council was»»»

The UAE Agency for International Aid has signed a cooperation agreement with International Medical Corps – UK to support the delivery of healthcare services to Sudanese people affected by the recent escalation of violence in Sudan. Under the agreement, the UAE Agency for International Aid will cont»»»

The Jewish settler outpost of Or Meir is small. A handful of prefabricated white shelters, it sits at the end of a short dirt track on a hill leading up from Road 60, a major route that dissects the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Over time, similar modest dwellings have turned into sprawling Israeli h»»»

New York, Dec. 24 (SANA) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that humanitarian needs across Syria “remain severe,” with 16.5 million people, nearly two-thirds of the population, still requiring assistance. The UN News website quoted OCHA as s»»»

Muscat: Yemen’s Houthis and its internationally-recognised government yesterday agreed to a prisoner swap that includes nearly 3,000 people, including seven Saudis — making it the largest such exchange should it succeed. The breakthrough deal came after nearly a fortnight of discussions between Yem»»»

Iran and the United States reaffirmed their commitments to diplomacy at a contentious meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, but the gap between the Trump administration and Tehran on a nuclear deal remains wide and deep. The sixth round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran had bee»»»

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is now loading crude and fuel oil onto tankers and keeping them anchored in Venezuelan waters, effectively turning them into floating storage, Reuters reports, citing company documents and shipping data. US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval oil»»»

A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers and three crew members crashed on Tuesday after takeoff from Türkiy’s capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board. Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane. The Libyan delegation was in An»»»

The 34th Arab League Summit concluded in Baghdad on May 17 with a declaration calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as regional leaders grappled with multiple crises across the Arab world amid questions about the gathering's long-term impact. »»»

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has agreed to a humanitarian truce proposal advanced by the diplomatic grouping known as the Quad mechanism, in what could represent a step towards easing hostilities in parts of the war-torn country. »»»

After 21 months of bombardment, Gaza's death toll has passed 61,000, with children dying at what UNICEF calls an "unprecedented rate". One hundred and eighty-eight Palestinians have starved to death, 94 of them minors. More than 1,500 have been killed whilst queueing for humanitarian aid.  »»»

BRICS countries plan to launch an open electronic database on member states' anti-corruption activities, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky told TASS on December 15. Russia appears to be leading a rush to cre»»»

Brazil formally transferred the BRICS presidency to India at the conclusion of the bloc's fourth sherpas meeting on December 12, capping a year characterised by the group's expansion, mounting challenges to multilateralism and an intensified focus on advancing Global South interests. »»»

Russia has issued a renewed warning over what it describes as a rapidly evolving terrorist landscape driven by instability in Afghanistan and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Speaking at a BRICS+ counterterrorism forum in Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky said extremist networks»»»

Brazil formally transferred the BRICS presidency to India at the conclusion of the bloc's fourth sherpas meeting on December 12, capping a year characterised by the group's expansion, mounting challenges to multilateralism and an intensified focus on advancing Global South interests. »»»

As Russia's war in Ukraine plods on, the geopolitical landscape in Asia reveals a few important outposts of support - some less obvious than others - but all in one way or another adding to Moscow’s coffers, and subsequent ability to keep pushing forwards towards Kyiv. »»»

US President Donald Trump has ordered a complete blockade of sanctioned oil vessels entering and leaving Venezuela, dramatically escalating Washington's military pressure campaign whilst demanding the return of what he characterised as stolen oil assets and land. »»»

Latin America and the Caribbean will expand 2.4% this year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said on October 23, the second upward revision since April even as the region continues to struggle to escape chronically weak growth. »»»