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Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government resumed Sunday as the three-day ceasefire earlier agreed by the warring sides to observe the Eid celebration came to an end. Officials revealed that there have been clashes on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern province of Helmand. “The…

United States’ President, Joe Biden on Saturday extended a phone call to his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas for the first time since taking office. The call was put through by the White House over concerns trailing the heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip that…

Protesters have marched across the world in support of Palestinians amid the worst Israeli-Palestinian violence since the 2014 Gaza war which has now claimed the lives of at least 140 Palestinians, including 39 children in just a week. More than 560 Israelis have been wounded. Israel is fighting Hamas militants…

The race for Peru’s presidency has tightened further as the latest poll on Friday showed right-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori has trimmed off the lead points of socialist candidate Pedro Castillo just weeks before the election on June 6. As against the initial speed at which he garnered so many votes,…

Several Democratic members of the US Congress have spoken out against the support President Joe Biden is giving Israel in the ongoing intense fighting between the Jewish state and Palestinians in the Gaza strip. The lawmakers, mostly House of Representatives members opposed other Democrats and Republicans, insist that Palestinians’ rights…

Austria on Friday hoisted the blue and white Israeli flag on official buildings in a sign of “solidarity” with the Jewish state. Speaking to AFP, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz condemned the ongoing “attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip” and stood with utmost firmness with the Jewish state. “Israel has…

Following a closed-door meeting on Friday, U.S. House Republicans voted Rep. Elise Stefanik to succeed Liz Cheney, whom they ousted from their leadership team for criticizing Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 elections. Stefanik, a high-profile Trump defender, now takes up the No. 3 leadership position of the House.…

Taiwan’s election commission on Friday approved three referendums to hold in late August. over ties with the United States and its energy security. These referendums, which have become an acceptable way of resolving contentious issues on the island, will be needing at least 25% of some 19 million eligible voters…

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s team would no longer organize formal street protests following a Russian state crackdown, an ally disclosed on Thursday. Lithuania-based Leonid Volkov’s comment comes as the latest sign that the government’s legal onslaught against Navalny’s movement has forced it to rethink the way it does things.…

Turkey’s Vice President, Fuat Oktay on Thursday called on Muslim countries to show a united and clear stance over Israel’s conflict with the Islamist Hamas movement in Gaza. Faulting world powers for criticizing the violence without taking action, Oktay said “What we desire is that active measures are taken.” The…