Many families were forced to sleep out in the open after water flooded their homes making them uninhabitable. Firefighters in affected cities were placed on high alert following reports of fallen trees and collapsed roofs. Read More »

Iranian officials previously said that a fire and explosion on 2 July at the country’s largest uranium enrichment facility was the result of sabotage and vowed to respond if it finds evidence that foreign forces were involved in it. Read More »

Last month, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned that Israel would pay the price if it turns out that Tel Aviv was behind a powerful blast that ripped through Lebanon's capital Beirut on 4 August, killing at least 190 people.  Read More »

Last month, a powerful blast shook port of Beirut, killing at least 190 people and injuring some 5,000, as well as causing major damage to large parts of the city. Read More »

Iran should spare the life of young wrestling star Navid Afkarai and not execute him for participating in an anti-government demonstration, US President Donald Trump said in a public appeal to Tehran. Read More »

Fort Hood, a large military base in Killeen, Texas, has faced a stream of sexual assaults, suicides and homicides. The violence at the base is reflected throughout the entire US Army as well as American culture, Michael Prysner, producer of “The Empire Files” and a US Army veteran, told Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits Wednesday. Read More »

The Trump administration has outlined a plan to help certain American farmers of season fruits and vegetables that are hurt by foreign imports and will reach out to Mexico to discuss concerns, the Office of the US Trade Representative said in a press release. Read More »

Fresh clashes erupted between the troops of China and India in the Chushul Valley of Eastern Ladakh overnight on 29-30 August; the countries have accused each other of a transgression into their side of the Line of Actual Control. Earlier, a mid-June clash in Galwan Valley had left 20 Indian soldiers dead. Read More »

The partial lifting of the US embargo on arms supplies to Cyprus will negatively affect the search for ways to resolve the Cyprus problem, it is incompatible with the spirit of alliance, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Read More »

Negotiations with terrorists can be interpreted as a sign of weakness, says an Israeli expert, who has interviewed dozens of wanna-be suicide bombers. But at times Israel has no other choice but to take that step. Read More »