Syria’s president changes govt officials and ministers, replaces brother
The reasons behind the overhaul are unclear. Read More
China’s criticism of Israel is no longer just perfunctory
Relations between China and the Jewish state are unlikely to improve soon. Read More
Russia has lost more than 350,000 soldiers, new estimate finds
It underscores the high cost President Vladimir Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims. Read More
British PM Starmer, weakened by local elections, is challenged by former minister
Catherine West said she would challenge Mr Starmer on May 11 if a plan to replace him is not forthcoming. Read More
Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows
May 9 – Qatari LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Qatar’s Ras Laffan en route to Port Qasim in Pakistan, according…
Pro-Russian separatist held in France over Ukraine torture claims
Yevhen Brazhnikov is suspected of torturing detainees at a prison in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk city. Read More
Mystery sea drone in Greece is from ‘foreign state’: Minister
Ukraine has admitted targeting Russian tankers in the Mediterranean. Read More
Moscow’s Victory Day parade draws muted response from Russians
Some express frustration at internet outages and fatigue with the more-than-four-year Ukraine war. Read More
Settlers force re-burial of Palestinian man in West Bank, family says
ASASA, West Bank, May 9 – Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank forced Palestinians to exhume the body of their father from his freshly dug village grave, his family…
Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported
JERUSALEM, May 9 – Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after…