Category: 4. World

The Iranian-backed Houthis are doubling down on threats to the US in the wake of the election of US President Donald Trump. Their goal is to show they are not deterred. On November 13, the Houthi Al-Masirah media bragged about the importance… Continue Reading

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed developments in the war in Ukraine in a phone call, the Saudi state news agency reported on Wednesday. The Russian state news agency TASS reported in… Continue Reading

Around a hundred students occupied Leonardo’s LDOF.MI Turin headquarters to denounce what they say is the Italian defense group’s complicity in Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The students, who unfurled a flag of the Palestinian… Continue Reading

Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O must face trial in a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social media, a judge in Washington ruled… Continue Reading

British newspaper The Guardian announced it would no longer be posting on the social media platform X/Twitter, they announced on Wednesday. In a short article, The Guardian explained, “We think that the benefits of being on X are now… Continue Reading

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has picked as his secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and veteran who has expressed disdain for the so-called “woke” policies of Pentagon leaders, including its top… Continue Reading

A Russian Navy frigate equipped with new-generation hypersonic cruise missiles has conducted drills in the English Channel and is carrying out tasks in the Atlantic Ocean, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The crew of the frigate,… Continue Reading

A hit-and-run attack at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said on Tuesday. The incident happened at 7:48 p.m. (1148 GMT) on Monday, when a small off-road vehicle was… Continue Reading

The senior adviser to the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Asghar Khaji met with a Syrian delegation in Astana in Kazakhstan. The meeting is part of a process going back six years that is designed to bring together Iran, Russia and Turkey to… Continue Reading

Last week’s observance of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict highlighted the often-overlooked toll war exacts on nature.  For more stories from The Media Line go to Continue Reading