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May 3rd, 2026 - 11:09 GMT

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Ukraine strikes Russian tankers near Novorossiysk port

ALBAWABA - Ukrainian forces struck two Russian shadow fleet vessels near the entrance to the port in the city of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea in Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a clip on Sunday. Zelensky wrote on his official X account, " Our warriors continue to apply sanctions against Russia’s shadow oil fleet – two such vessels were struck in the waters at the entrance to the port ...

In this file photo taken on September 28, 2013 the leader of ultra-right wing Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos is escorted by masked police officers to the prosecutor from the police headquarters in Athens. A Greek court on October 14, 2020 handed a 13-year prison sentence to the leader of neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn for running a criminal organisation. As well as Nikos Michaloliakos, the party's founder -- who received an additional one year for illegal possession of a weapon -- the court also sentenc

October 15th, 2020 - 06:34 GMT

Violent Hate Crimes: Greek Court Sentences Golden Dawn Criminal to 13 Years in Prison

Riot police prepare to disperse pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on October 15, 2020, after the government declared a state of emergency following an anti-government rally the previous day. Panumas SANGUANWONG / AFP

October 15th, 2020 - 06:27 GMT

Thai Police Arrests 20 People in Nationwide Protests For Greater Democracy

Libyans lift placards making demands on participants in talks between the country’s two rival administrations, in front of the headquarters of the UN Mission, in the city of Janzour, west of the Libyan capital, October 14. (AFP)

October 15th, 2020 - 06:22 GMT

Aiming to End The Bloody Feud: Cairo Hosts Rival Libyan Factions

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud walks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, towards the Treaty Room at the State Department, October 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on October 14, 2020 encouraged Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, in what would be a massive boost for the Jewish state amid normalization by two other Gulf Arab kingdoms. Manuel Balce CENETA / POOL / AFP

October 15th, 2020 - 06:18 GMT

Will Saudi Arabia Normalize With Israel After US Calling?

A picture taken on October 14, 2020, shows new buildings in the Israeli settlement of Efrat south of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. HAZEM BADER / AFP

October 15th, 2020 - 06:14 GMT

Netanyahu Moves Ahead Full Steam to Solidifying Annexation of The West Bank

Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil (Twitter)

October 15th, 2020 - 06:10 GMT

Can He Get Lebanon Out of Its Rut? Bassil Slams Hariri For Seeking to Lead The Next Cabinet

Lebanese troops patrol the area around the UNIFIL base where Israel's and Lebanon's delegtaions were having their first round of talks in the southern Lebanese border town of Naqura on October 14, 2020 on the demarcation of the maritime frontier between the two countries, still technically in a state of war. Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, began unprecedented talks sponsored by the United Nations and the United States today to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for oil and gas

October 15th, 2020 - 06:04 GMT

Lebanon Hopes to Resolve Maritime Border Dispute With Israel in 'Reasonable Time'

Men pass in front of a house destroyed by shellings in the village of Bakharly, near Agdam city during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region, in the city of Terter on October 14, 2020. Azerbaijan said on October 14, 2020 it had destroyed missile launchers inside Armenia that were targetting its cities, as fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh risked widening beyond the disputed region. Hundreds have already lost their lives in two weeks of fighting, and continued clash

October 15th, 2020 - 05:57 GMT

Czech Politician Under Fire For Reducing Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict to Christianity V. Islam

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, October 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on October 14, 2020 encouraged Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, in what would be a massive boost for the Jewish state amid normalization by two other Gulf Arab kingdoms. Manuel Balce CENETA / POOL / AFP

October 15th, 2020 - 05:53 GMT

US Calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to Stop Hostilities Immediately

President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov (Twitter)

October 15th, 2020 - 05:33 GMT

Kyrgyzstan's President Will Step Down Only After New Parliamentary Polls

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October 14th, 2020 - 07:42 GMT

What a Think Tank’s Secret Collaboration with the State Department Reveals

Bazar-e Vakil market or Vakil Bazaar (Shutterstock)

October 14th, 2020 - 12:36 GMT

US Sanctions Against Tehran is Doing Damage Where it Hurts Most