Baghaei responds to Jerusalem Post opinion piece proposing debt forgiveness to recruit over 1 million young Americans for ground invasion of Iran; columnist AJ Jaff argues current US military insufficient for operationIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei has called on American citizens not to let their children become “mercenaries” who will die for Israel, responding…
Thousands post photos and videos wearing headscarves in protest of National Rally’s plan to fine women who wear hijab in public spaces; party says it will hold referendum if it wins 2027 presidential election French women have launched an online solidarity campaign against a far-right proposal to ban headscarves in public spaces, posting images of…
Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, donated $1 million in March and $500,000 in July to United Democracy Project; questions raised over dual role as Gaza board member and major AIPAC donor Billionaire financier Marc Rowan, a member of President Donald Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace,” has donated $1.5 million this year to…
‘Keep It Wool’ project on Tsanfleuron Glacier shows wool blankets limit melting as effectively as synthetic geotextiles; 40-70% of Swiss sheep wool discarded annually now put to useSwiss researchers are conducting an unusual experiment in the Alps to see whether sheep’s wool can help protect the country’s shrinking glaciers. The “Keep It Wool” project, led…
Shopping malls, metro stations, high-speed rail terminals display images of Qian Xuesen, Yuan Longping, Tu Youyou and other researchers; Indian industrialist Harsh Goenka praises move, questions why India’s hoardings dominated by politicians and film stars Beijing/Shandong, — In a unique public campaign across China, advertising spaces typically reserved for commercial products, film stars and brands…
Prime Minister says initiative will help business community increase exports; entire Rs24 billion EDF corpus allocated for investment, no spending on infrastructureIslamabad, Report By Muhammad Saleem — Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday welcomed the provision of export insurance coverage by the Export Development Fund (EDF) and the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (EXIM Bank),…
Government forces and Houthis clash in Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi districts; UN reports nearly 1,800 families displaced, dozens killed on both sidesTaiz/Sanaa, — More than 900 families have been displaced in just two days as fighting between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels intensified in Taiz province, local authorities said on Friday.Preliminary figures from the Taiz…
Five dead including 4-year-old child, nearly 70 wounded in southern Iran airstrike as Tehran files UN complaint calling it ‘war crime’Washington/Tehran, September 5, 2026 — US Vice President JD Vance has defended the American military after an airstrike hit a wedding ceremony in the coastal town of Kuhestak in southern Iran, killing at least five…
Trump’s special envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow Saturday, will meet Zelensky in Kyiv as Modi’s peace appeal at SCO summit gains momentumKyiv/Moscow, September 5, 2026 — US President Donald Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday for high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, which has…
Delegations from Ukraine have attended talks in the US over the past 18 months. Earlier on Saturday, Zelensky said Russia had fired “demonstrative” strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil overnight ahead of his planned meeting with the US. Ukraine’s president added: “Clearly, these Russian strikes on the airports are a reaction to the discussions…
