Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad | Death Penalty News

Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad | Death Penalty News

Three men and one woman accused of being ‘saboteurs’ were hanged for their ‘collaboration with the Zionist regime’. Iran has executed three men and one woman who were convicted for their alleged links to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, according to media affiliated with the judiciary. “Four members of a sabotage group…

‘Collective punishment’: Ethiopia drone strikes target civilians in Amhara | Armed Groups

‘Collective punishment’: Ethiopia drone strikes target civilians in Amhara | Armed Groups

Weeks after a deadly drone attack on November 30 killed five civilians in the town of Wegel Tena in Ethiopia’s Amhara region about 570km (350 miles) north of the capital, Addis Ababa, a witness is still reeling from the trauma. “It’s extremely difficult to even describe the scene of the…

Israel says improper munitions cause of high death toll in Maghazi attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel says improper munitions cause of high death toll in Maghazi attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The admission by an Israeli official to Kan public broadcaster comes as Israel has been accused of using ‘dirty’ bombs on Gaza. An Israeli military official has said that the high death toll from an attack on Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza was the result of the use of…

No safe place for Palestinians in Gaza as Israel widens offensive | Israel-Palestine conflict News

No safe place for Palestinians in Gaza as Israel widens offensive | Israel-Palestine conflict News

As the Israeli military pounded central and southern Gaza by land, sea and air, Palestinian authorities reported scores of casualties and the United Nations health agency said thousands of people were trying to flee the widening offensive. Residents in the central Gaza Strip said that with nightfall, Israeli tank shelling…

North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations | Politics News

Party speech suggests record year of weapons testing will continue into 2024 in defiance of international sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, including its nuclear programme, to “accelerate” war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the United States. Speaking at an…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 673rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Fighting Two people were killed and four others injured in the southern Odesa region after Russian forces sent dozens of attack drones over Ukraine in a nighttime air raid….

Why do evangelical Christians support Israel? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Why do evangelical Christians support Israel? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Palestinian human rights activist Jonathan Kuttab explains how Christian Zionism affects US policy in the Middle East. In the evangelical Christian worldview, the 1948 creation of Israel was a fulfilment of Biblical prophecy and the Palestinians are either “non-existent” or “the enemies of God, because they are the enemies of…

US launches strikes on Iraq over drone attack blamed on Iran-backed forces | Conflict News

US launches strikes on Iraq over drone attack blamed on Iran-backed forces | Conflict News

White House says strikes targeted three sites used by Kataeb Hezbollah and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq. The United States has launched strikes on Iran-aligned forces in Iraq after a drone attack that wounded three US service members, one of them critically, the White House has announced. US President Joe…

Ukraine proposes lowering age for military conscription from 27 to 25 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine proposes lowering age for military conscription from 27 to 25 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Draft bill proposed as military looks for hundreds of thousands of new recruits in its fight to eject Russia. Ukraine has proposed reducing the age of those who can be mobilised into the armed forces from 27 to 25 after the military said it needed as many as 500,000 more…

Ukraine officially celebrates Christmas on December 25 for the first time | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine officially celebrates Christmas on December 25 for the first time | Russia-Ukraine war News

The change reflects Ukrainians’ dismay at the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity. Ukrainians have celebrated Christmas on December 25 for the first time, as part of an ongoing effort to remove Russian influence from their country. The change was enacted in a law signed by…