Iran’s Intelligence Chief Says Arrested Terrorist Leader Boasted About Being Protected by FBI
August 04, 2020 at 04:25 AM
On Saturday, Iranian authorities apprehended Jamshid Sharmahd, the leader of the Tondar (‘Thunder’) terrorist group. The US-based group has carried out several terror attacks inside Iran, including the bombing of a mosque and the assassination of a nuclear scientist, and has called for the violent overthrow of the Iranian government. Read More »
Iran Arrests Leader of 'US-Based Terrorist Group'
August 03, 2020 at 07:20 AM
The intelligence operation is said to have targeted the head of Tondar - a little-known Iranian royalist group based in Los Angeles, California, whose plans include the overthrow of the Islamic Republic and the restoration of the Iranian monarchy. Read More »
Britain taking back ISIS kids doesn’t mean Shamima Begum will walk free & it might strike a blow against terrorism
August 03, 2020 at 06:40 AM
While the UK has agreed to allow a small group of children to return from Syrian internment camps where they were abandoned or orphaned, its confused policy over adult returnees might actually be making Islamic State stronger. Read More »
Welcome to Slytherin House! 5,000 Burmese Pythons Captured in Florida
August 03, 2020 at 04:29 AM
Native to Southeast Asia, pythons were first introduced to the United States as exotic pets, and later the South Florida Everglades swamp became home to thousands of the snakes. Read More »
Three Indian Soldiers Killed, Many Injured in an Ambush by Militants near Myanmar Border
July 30, 2020 at 08:23 AM
This is the first major ambush in the north-eastern state of Manipur in the last five years. Earlier, in 2015, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in an attack conducted by Naga group militants. The state has been plagued by internal conflicts among different ethnic groups and tribes. Read More »
Thousands of US troops to begin moving out of Germany within weeks – Pentagon chief
July 30, 2020 at 07:38 AM
The US will begin redeploying troops stationed in Germany within weeks, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said. Some 12,000 troops will move – around half will be brought home, and half will move to European countries like Italy. Read More »
Border Tensions: Why India Won't Become Washington's Bulwark Against China
July 30, 2020 at 07:17 AM
The US foreign policy establishment is deluding itself if it plans to use the India-China border conflict to pit New Delhi against Beijing while the US State Department is ramping up tensions with the People's Republic, says Suvam Pal, a Beijing-based Indian journalist and author. Read More »
Washington hails ceasefire in Afghanistan, waiting for talks between Taliban & Kabul
July 30, 2020 at 07:02 AM
US officials on Wednesday hailed a three-day ceasefire proposed by the Taliban and agreed by Kabul. Read More »
Sweden Records Lowest Number of COVID-19 Deaths Since Start of Pandemic
July 29, 2020 at 07:49 AM
According to Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the country, which has seen fewer cases in recent weeks, is going against the global trend of rising infections that may lead to a second wave of infections. Read More »
Israeli Army Reports Detecting Suspicious Activity on Border With Lebanon
July 29, 2020 at 04:57 AM
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday they had detected individuals deemed suspicious on the border with Lebanon, dubbed the "Blue Line" to mark the color of helmets of UN peacekeepers who were deployed there after Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. Read More »
