Israel prefers to avoid tough war with Hezbollah: Defence Minister
Jerusalem, May 18 - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that his country prefers to avoid a difficult war with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Zelensky signs legislation to allow some convicts to join armed forces
Kiev, May 18 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed legislation allowing certain convicts to join the country's armed forces, the parliament press service has reported.
California university president resigns after agreeing to academic boycott of Israel
San Francisco, May 18 - Ming-Tung "Mike" Lee, president of Sonoma State University in California, resigned on Friday, one day after California State University (CSU) officials placed him on leave for "unilaterally" announcing that the campus would sever academic and financial ties with
Biden’s security adviser to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel for talks
Washington, May 18 - US President Joe Biden's security adviser Jake Sullivan is to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend.
Israeli forces uncover bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza
Jerusalem, May 18 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) have recovered in a joint night operation the bodies of three Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, as announced by IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari.
Hamas official killed in ‘Israeli strike’ in Lebanon
Beirut, May 18 - A Hamas member was reportedly killed and two other people injured in what appeared to be a targeted Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Friday.
7 soldiers injured after blast in St. Petersburg military academy
St. Petersburg, May 18 - Seven soldiers were injured after a World War II-era munition exploded in the Military Academy of the Signal Corps in St. Petersburg, Russia's Leningrad Military District said.
Pakistan Punjab’s CM Maryam Nawaz dons police uniform again
Islamabad, May 17 - Undeterred by criticism, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday donned police uniform again - this time the crisp charcoal black of the provincial police's Elite Force as she reviewed their passing out parade in Lahore.
Turkish religious body expands Imam training programme in Germany
Cologne (Germany), May 17 - The Turkish-Islamic Union of the Institute for Religion (DITIB) announced in Cologne on Friday that from 2025 onwards, 75 graduates of Islamic theology from Turkey will be trained in Germany every year.
Sudanese civil war poised to escalate, warns UN
Geneva, May 17 - The civil war in Sudan is on the brink of spiralling out of control, the United Nations warned on Friday, a year after the start of major fighting in the East African country.
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico still in intensive care
Bratislava, May 17 - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in intensive care two days after the assassination attempt on his life and it is unclear if he will make a full recovery.
Hope for ‘divided’ Slovakia after Fico attack, says ex-president
Prague, May 17 - Slovakia's former president Ivan Gasparovic on Friday expressed hopes that a deep schism within the country will be overcome following the attempted assassination this week of Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Putin says no current plans to capture the city of Kharkiv
Moscow, May 17 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that at the moment he has no plans to capture the city of Kharkiv, but that Russian forces were establishing a buffer zone in the area because of attacks from Kharkiv on
EU tells Microsoft to provide information on GenAI risks in Bing search else face fine
London, May 17 - The European Commission on Friday directed Microsoft to provide more information about the generative AI (GenAI) features in its search engine Bing else face fine, as the tech giant failed to respond to a March 14 request for inputs
Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts five times
Jakarta, May 17 - The Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted five times on Friday, spewing volcanic ash up to 900 meters over its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
North Korea rejects claim of arms trading with Russia
Seoul, May 17 - The influential sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, has rejected accusations that her country is engaged in prohibited arms trading with Russia.
Clash between Afg-Pak border guards kills 5, injures 5: Afghan media
Kabul, May 17 - Five persons were killed and five others sustained injury as a result of a clash between the border forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past four days, Afghan local media outlet TOLO News reported Friday.
Russia reports over 100 Ukrainian drone attacks
Moscow, May 17 - Russian authorities on Friday reported more than 100 Ukrainian drone attacks, causing at least one fatality and damage in various regions.
Trial of Syrian government militia’s head begins in Germany’s Hamburg
Hamburg, May 17 - The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man begins on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015.
US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in South Korea in May 2023
Seoul, May 17 - A US F-16 fighter jet crash incident in South Korea in May of last year occurred due to a partial power loss experienced by the aircraft and weather conditions at the time, a US Air Force unit stationed in