Ukraine, Saudi Arabia Deepen Defense Cooperation With Counter-Drone Deal By The Media Line Staff Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed a defense cooperation agreement centered on counter-drone technology, combining Kyiv’s battlefield experience against Iranian-designed drones with plans for joint producti
Yoseph Haddad Says Far-Right Activist Attacked Him Following Heated LA Debate By The Media Line Staff Israeli-Arab pro-Israel activist Yoseph Haddad said he was attacked from behind after a filmed debate in Los Angeles by far-right activist Dennis Faitosa, whom Haddad described as a neo-Nazi, follow
VALLETTA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – An ash cloud from Sicily’s Mount Etna volcano drifted over Malta on Tuesday, forcing airlines to cancel some flights to the Mediterranean island at the height of the tourism season. “We’re currently experiencing flight disruptions due to volcanic ash clouds over the Malt
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar ’s military has increasingly used low-cost aircraft such as motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in its conflict with armed, anti-government groups, a U.N. investigation said in a report Tuesday. Separately, a major ethnic arme
Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of being “devious negotiators” in an interview released late on Monday and described some of his current options in the war — “just bop along” and let Tehran fail economically or hit them “really, really hard.” “I’m sort of negotiating,” Tr
By Steve Holland and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Moscow on Tuesday freed a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, U.S. officials said. The White House and the St
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Some voters and supporters of Russia’s only registered anti-war party on Tuesday criticised a Supreme Court ruling to exclude it from the upcoming parliamentary election. With only a handful of regional seats, Yabloko was never going to dent the dominance of the Putin-backed Unite
BEIRUT, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker’s office said in a statement. The move makes it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment, after maintain
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Parliament elected former Supreme Court chief justice András Baka as president on Tuesday as the country’s new government dismantles power structures left behind by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Lawmakers with the governing Tisza party elected Baka in a secre
PENTICTON, British Columbia (AP) — About 100 firefighters from Mexico were expected to arrive Tuesday to help battle a deadly wildfire that has forced 20,000 people to flee and destroyed homes and other properties near Okanagan Lake in Western Canada, officials said. The 156-square-kilometer (60-squ
CAIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed and 32 others were injured when a pickup truck carrying workers rolled over in Egypt’s Ismailia Governorate, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The accident happened in front of the Al-Shabab power station in the Al-Dawawis area, according to th
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two former Chinese military servicemembers were arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage, accused of acts including intercepting communications between fighter jets and ground control and collecting information on movements of U.S. armaments, police said Tuesday. Polic
By Liz Lee, Nicoco Chan and Go Nakamura XIANGYANG, China, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects, as forecasters warned of extreme rainfall
By Mohammed Ghobari, Jonathan Saul and Nayera Abdallah Aug 11 (Reuters) – Three crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday while a container ship was hit by a missile off Pakistan in a suspected U.S. attack, so
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a deal reached with Syria on the future of Moscow’s military bases in the Middle Eastern country was an important step that would boost ties between the two countries, the state RIA news agency reported. The Syrian foreign min
Aug 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. military helicopter fired at the rudder of a Panama-flagged ship after its crew ignored warnings from personnel working to enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a U.S. official. There were no immediate reports of casu
ZURICH, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Tuesday rejected a rigid interpretation of the country’s neutrality which campaigners want to enshrine in the constitution if they win a referendum next month. Campaigners say Swiss neutrality, which dates back to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, has
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday. The South African Police Service said the miners were found dead at a mine near the city of Rustenburg, around 130 kilometers (80 miles) northwest of Johannesburg.
CAIRO (AP) — Firefighters in western Libya fought Tuesday to extinguish the remnants of a massive fire caused by a drone strike on an oil facility, and a car bomb killed a senior military officer in the country’s east, in the latest attacks in the chaos-stricken North African nation. The drone hit a
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renewed attacks Tuesday on government-controlled areas in Yemen as the violence threatened to reignite civil war and raised fears over new threats to regional shipping lanes. Iran’s foreign minister, meanwhile, underscored Tehran’s stance against reopening the Strait of
It’s possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States while pushing back on demands seen as undermining Israel’s security. No one has managed the balancing act longer than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Crimi
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs, killing at least nine civilians, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is receiving new military help for its more than 4-year-old invasion from North Korea.
MOUNT BROMO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian firefighters have mostly contained a wildfire that has scorched a large area of a national park on the main island of Java, though crews are battling several remaining hot spots in the popular tourist destination, authorities said. The fire, which began last
By Abdirahman Hussein and Edwin Okoth BAIDOA, Somalia, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has dropped by more than 80% this year, Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday, even though one in every four children screened in displacement camps in the southwest
LA PAZ, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Just nine months after taking office as Bolivia’s president amid a broader rightward shift in Latin America, Rodrigo Paz faces an uphill battle in winning backing for a package of market-oriented reforms even as his governing coalition fractures. Paz, who took office in No
Tropical Storm Dolphin intensified seasonal monsoon rains as it passed by the Philippines. The intense rainfall caused flooding and landslides on the main northern island region of Luzon. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace said Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its first satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission in 2027, as the Southeast Asian nation moves to develop its nascent space industry. VinSpace will launch its satelli
CORTE FRANCA, Italy (AP) — Workers fan out before dawn to clip clusters of grapes destined to be transformed into Italy’s prized Franciacorta sparkling wine a full 10 days earlier than anticipated, as scorching temperatures brought the fruit to maturation earlier than ever. Climate change is narrowi
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts were underway early Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least 111 people and leaving many trapped under the debris of damaged and destroyed buildings. Monday’s 7.4 magnit
