[ad_1] Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany tried to strike a delicate balance on a trip to China this week, promoting business ties with his country’s biggest trading partner while raising concerns over its surge of exports to Europe and its support for Russia. Mr. Scholz met with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, at the Diaoyutai … Read more
[ad_1] From cyber attacks against nuclear sites to mysterious explosions at military bases, Israel has mounted dozens of covert operations against Iran during its decades-long shadow war with the Islamic republic. In one case blamed on Israel, a prominent nuclear scientist was assassinated outside Tehran using a remote-operated machine gun. But Israel has never before … Read more
[ad_1] The U.N. human rights office called on Israeli security forces to immediately end their active participation in and support for attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The statement Tuesday follows a wave of settler attacks on Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank triggered by the killing of … Read more
[ad_1] Emergency services respond after multiple people stabbed at Sydney shopping centre For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The attack on a bishop at a church in Sydney on Monday has been declared as … Read more
[ad_1] BUCKLE UP—Donald Trump’s first criminal trial starts today. The jury—when they manage to seat one—will consider whether Trump falsified business records to cover up hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, with whom he allegedly had an affair shortly after his wife Melania gave birth to their son Barron in 2006, to keep the … Read more
[ad_1] World News By Aisling Brennan, News.com.au Published April 15, 2024, 4:49 p.m. ET The parents of Sydney shopping mall killer Joel Cauchi say they are deeply torn by their son’s actions. Speaking to media on Monday, Andrew Cauchi said his son was a “beautiful” boy, who “let himself down” when he went off his … Read more
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Israel has yet to agree how to respond to the Iranian attack over the weekend that saw more than 300 projectiles fired at its territory in … Read more
[ad_1] Israel Defense Forces use Iron Dome system to intercept Iran attacks Israel’s Iron Dome defense system helped intercept 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran. WASHINGTON – An Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend has put new momentum behind a stalled Congressional effort to pass billions of dollars in foreign aid to a … Read more
[ad_1] When Iran agreed to a deal in 2015 that would require it to surrender 97 percent of the uranium it could use to make nuclear bombs, Russia and China worked alongside the United States and Europe to get the pact done. The Russians even took Iran’s nuclear fuel, for a hefty fee, prompting celebratory … Read more
[ad_1] In a historic, first-ever direct attack between Iran and Israel, the Islamic Republic launched around 350 drones and missiles across the region on Saturday night, prompting sirens all across the country, disrupting and possibly altering the power balance in the Middle East. The drones and missiles were shot down at a 99% rate. … Read more