Relatives of some of those killed when Flight PS752 was shot down over Iran have filed complaints against former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki over her decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the deadly event. Now, a national security watchdog is expected to determine if Lucki and her police force acted appropriately, according to the complainants’ lawyer. Iran’s Islamic…
The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against top Hamas leaders for their alleged roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group’s chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the Oct. 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, according to…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, with some Democratic lawmakers boycotting the appearance, and continuing protests expected in Washington over his hardline government’s stance on the war in Gaza. Netanyahu is assured a warm welcome from Republican lawmakers who arranged his speech in the House chamber, an appearance making him the…
An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in a neighbourhood near the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. The aerial strike — the first lethal Houthi attack in Israel — rumbled through the centre of the city, causing shrapnel to rain down…
Iran is still conducting indirect nuclear talks with the United States via Oman, Iran’s Etemad newspaper on Thursday quoted Iran’s acting foreign minister as saying. Ali Bagheri Kani’s reported comments followed remarks on Monday in which a White House spokesperson said the United States was not ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran under the…
In November, Avi Avraham and his wife left their home in Northern Israel’s Kiryat Shmona to attend a wedding. Moments later, a missile blasted through their third floor, shattering the windows — in effect wrecking their life as they knew it. They and their son moved south to safety and have been living as evacuees…
LAHORE: Iran has agreed to increase meat import from Punjab. Iranian Ambassador Dr Reza Amiri Moghaddam informed Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif that his country has agreed to increase the import of meat from Punjab from 40% to 70%. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan Muslim League-N President.Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met the ambassador to review…
A 5 magnitude earthquake hit Kashmar in northeastern Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province at 1:24 pm afternoon on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring 120, officials said. Governor Hojjatollah Shariatmadari confirmed the casualties and stated that 35 of the injured were hospitalized. The US Geological Survey reported the quake’s epicentre to be five kilometres from Moghan, Razavi Khorasan Province, at…
A United Nations inquiry found on Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the war in Gaza, and that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses. The findings were from two parallel reports by the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI), one…
Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday — a day after the enclave’s health ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed during a hostage rescue raid — as tanks advanced further into areas of Rafah in an apparent bid to seal off part of the southern city. Palestinians remained in shock over Saturday’s death toll, the worst over a 24-hour period…
