Netanyahu and Biden to speak as Israel’s Iran response nears
Dan Williams, Ethan Bronner and Henry MeyerBloomberg News(TNS) U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to speak on Wednesday amid frantic efforts by Washington to...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg slams German police for shutting down protest camp
dpa(TNS) Dortmund, Germany — Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has accused German authorities of “silencing” protesters after police shut down a pro-Palestinian camp in the western city of Dortmund which...
View ArticleIsrael considers US warnings in calibrating new Iran strikes
Dan WilliamsBloomberg News(TNS) Israel said it’s weighing U.S. misgivings over a planned counter-strike on Iran, after a report suggesting the government is keeping nuclear and energy facilities off...
View ArticleSouth Korea: North Korea sent 1,500 troops to Russia, more expected
Fabian Kretschmer and Ciarán Sunderlanddpa(TNS) Seoul/Brussels — South Korea said on Friday that North Korea has decided to send 12,000 troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine and that...
View ArticleSeoul summons Russian envoy over North Korea’s dispatch of soldiers
dpa(TNS) Seoul — The South Korean Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul over the apparent deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia, the Yonhap news agency reported on...
View ArticleIsrael uncovers spy network working for Iran
dpa(TNS) Tel Aviv — A network of Jewish Israelis spying for Iran has been dismantled, Israel’s Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and police reported on Monday. Seven people from the port city of...
View ArticleLeader of Islamic State in Iraq killed, prime minister says
dpa(TNS) Cairo — Security forces in Iraq have killed the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in the country, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday. In addition to...
View ArticleIsrael’s Netanyahu fires defense minister, says trust ‘broken’
Sara Lemel and Jan-Uwe Ronneburgerdpa(TNS) TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, saying he has lost confidence in him, according...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles, says South Korea Joint Chiefs
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News Network(TNS) Nov. 5—SEOUL(The Korea Herald/ANN) — North Korea on Tuesday launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula a...
View ArticleJapan’s PM ‘runs’ to Trump, Ishiba aims for a meeting in November
Adnkronos International, Rome(TNS) During the phone call that lasted about five minutes, Ishiba and Trump – Kyodo reports again – did not talk about the increase in defense spending by Japan or a...
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