Senate Passes Lindsey Graham Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia, Iran By The Media Line Staff The US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia and Iran, passing a bill named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham that targets major buyers of Russian oil and gas while expandi
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown P
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Syria and Russia reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartous and Hmeimim following 18 months of intensive negotiations, the Syrian foreign ministry said on Sunday, according to the Syrian state news agency. The ministry said the Syrian sta
By Heejin Kim Aug 9 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia to fight for Pyongyang’s ally, while calling on South Korea to provide support for its air defence. Zelenskiy said on X on Saturday that “a decision has been
VATICAN CITY, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday said innocent people are being killed and wounded in Ukraine and Russia, and called for an end to the conflict. “Tragic incidents are multiplying, causing an ever-growing number of civilian victims, including children,” the pontiff said before worsh
ANKARA, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Ships are passing smoothly through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea despite heightened concerns about safety, two Turkish government officials told Reuters on Sunday. On Saturday, Bloomberg News reported that Ankara had restricted commercial ship traffic entering the Bl
JERUSALEM, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Israel has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end th
KYIV, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Odesa seaport sustained damage from an overnight Russian attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, adding that eight people had been wounded in the city. “In this way, the Russians are at war with the world’s food security,” he said. Odesa’s seaports are
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online, police said on Sunday, as the government promised new safety protocols for schools. As investigat
SYDNEY, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was told, it said, as it began an investigation into the incident. The Jetstar plane was taxiing for takeoff to Queensl
EPIDAURUS, Greece (AP) — As Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” renews global fascination with Homer, a cast of disabled and non-disabled performers in Greece is staging the war’s other story. It’s not about the triumph of returning heroes, but the suffering they left behind. “The Trojan Women,” with
SHANNAN, Tibet (AP) — More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight. They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the traditional woolen fabric that has clothed people on the Tibetan plateau for centuries. They
JAKARTA, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Indonesia has closed Mount Bromo national park in East Java for all tourist activities, its operator said late on Saturday, as a wildfire, burning since Monday, expanded in its caldera area. • The closure took effect from Saturday evening, for an undetermined duration, the
Pakistan Defense Minister Calls Israel ‘Common Threat’ After Signing Defense Pact With Turkey and Saudi Arabia By The Media Line Staff Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif called on Islamic countries to unite against Israel following the signing of a mutual defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Ar
Pakistan Defense Minister Calls Israel ‘Common Threat’ After Signing Defense Pact With Turkey and Saudi Arabia By The Media Line Staff Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif called on Islamic countries to unite against Israel following the signing of a mutual defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Ar
BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Germany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted as saying on Sunday, following a suspected attack attempt involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag that fo
BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Germany’s new transport minister said he wants to tie bonus payments to Deutsche Bahn executives more directly to the struggling national rail operator meeting government targets, as criticism mounts over chronic delays and management pay. “It will have a concrete impact on
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is not aimed against Iran or any other country, Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday, describing the pact as an important step toward regional stability. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President R
CALI, Colombia (AP) — A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president. The army alleged the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolution
ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) – A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran. Fidan also said Turkish President Tayyip Er
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group attacked a village in Congo near the border with Uganda early Saturday, killing at least 13 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said. The attacks occurred in the village of Banana École, a suburb o
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A drone entered Bulgarian airspace on Saturday and exploded close to an international gas pipeline shortly after crossing the border from Romania. There were no casualties or damage. The defense ministry in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, later said there were indications the drone
BERLIN (AP) — Two drones were spotted flying over a German military base in the western part of the country earlier this week, just two days after a drone carrying explosives was found at a key cargo airport, the German Armed Forces said on Saturday. Security surveillance at the Bundeswehr base in M
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — More than 178,000 African immigrants have left South Africa in recent months, spurred by a crackdown on undocumented migration by authorities and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests that have led many to leave citing fears of attacks. It’s one of the most significant
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Russia continued strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure and vessels supporting the Ukrainian military, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said Russian forces used precision air-launched weapons and attack drones to hit military warehouses containing
TORONTO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – A state of emergency was declared by the district of Summerland, British Columbia, early Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire swept through western Canada, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. The Bald Range wildfire was burning out of control and had grow
By Olena Harmash and Ivana Sekularac BELGRADE/KYIV, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Belgrade will support Ukraine’s independence and aims to improve economic cooperation between the two countries, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday, but he stopped short of any pledge to impose sanctions on Serbia’s long-
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine paid tribute on Saturday to Oleksiy Yukov, a volunteer who spent more than two decades recovering the bodies of civilians and soldiers — many of them Russian — killed by war. He was 40. An Orthodox Christian service was held at the Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr, in centra
CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there. A U.S. official, who declined to be identified, said
The United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, Yemen’s military attacked the country’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, and Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill won approval in parliament. Here’s a look at developments across the Middle East on Saturday. Full coverage can be
