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Reuters: Highest Alert Declared and Orders Issued to Go to Shelters at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq
A drone laden with explosives was shot down near Erbil Airport without any injuries. The attack is part of a series of recurring security escalations in the region recently.
A team of researchers from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada analyzes the effect of birth season on the likelihood of experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety in adulthood.
Armenian security forces today, Friday, conducted search operations at the headquarters of Catholicos Karekin II of the Armenian Apostolic Church and at the Shirak Diocese in Gyumri
The French and Saudi Foreign Ministers expressed their concern about the events in Sweida, calling for respect for the ceasefire, and urging Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency and resume nuclear negotiations.
Israel and Iran engage in an unprecedented direct confrontation, with mutual airstrikes and missiles shaking capitals and major cities, while the world awaits developments that could change the region's landscape.
Sources in the Russian Investigative Committee reported that the Russian Transport Minister, Roman Starovoit, committed suicide following his dismissal from his position earlier today by presidential decree.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and Iranian President Masoud Bazargan discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them during a phone call on Tuesday, contributing to achieving their common interests and bringing goodness and prosperity to their people.
The Sudanese Armed Forces pledge to lift the siege of Fasher amid the escalating humanitarian crisis in the besieged city for months, in a move that could change the course of the bloody conflict in Darfur.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that his country appreciates Washington's responsible approach to avoiding direct military confrontation between America and Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines to appropriate locations near Russia on Friday, in response to threats from Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev.
The "Telegraph" reported today, Friday, that the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, claimed that Gazans "love Trump" in a tweet that was quickly deleted during his visit to the Gaza Strip.