TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The High Council for Human Rights of Iran strongly condemned the US military attack on parts of Larak Island, calling it a “blatant act of aggression” and a violation of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, often without access to justice, reparation or formal acknowledgement of the harm done to them, according to a new UN report.
Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], September 1 (ANI): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday said that Iran would 'immediately reciprocate' if the United States returned to its commitments under the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), according to the official website of the President of Iran.
Representative Thomas Massie is campaigning for the full release of files related to the late financier and sex-trafficker to the global elite A US lawmaker listed the names of prominent Jeffrey Epstein-linked figures in an extraordinary attempt to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully release government materials on the millionaire who provided sex services to the global elite.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], September 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday signed the declaration at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit along with other member state heads.
Iran president offers olive branch even as US restarts attacks Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 10:31 Masoud Pezeshkian says his country would be willing to reciprocate if the US returns to the June interim deal Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives for a SCO+ format meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, 1 September 2026 (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP/Sputnik) Off Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered an olive branch to US President Donald Trump even after several soldiers and civilians were killed in an US strike on Larak Island. Speaking on Monday before travelling to Bishkek for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Pezeshkian said Iran was "not looking for war” but would “never sit still in the face of any aggression”. Iran “will give a decisive response to the aggressors” if attacked again, he said, according to the Fars news agency, but also said his country would immediately reciprocate if the US fulfilled its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, state media reported.
Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify, with five killed in last 24 hours says ministry Israeli attacks on Gaza have escalated, with five Palestinians killed in the last 24 hours, the Palestinian health ministry is reporting. This morning, at least seven air strikes struck an area west of Gaza City within a 10-minute period, killing a child, while Israeli soldiers opened fire in Deir el-Balah, killing another child. Palestinian journalist Abdulrahman Ismail reported in a post on X that the attacks in Gaza City targeted an area "near a field hospital and thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signed a series of agreements and decisions during the organization’s summit in Kyrgyzstan, covering areas including trade and logistics, technology, artificial intelligence, and security.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed the need for a multipolar world based on multilateralism, equality of state sovereignty and the rule of law, warning that changes in the global balance of power must not result in the replacement of one center of power with another.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], September 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for dismantling the 'entire ecosystem of terrorism', including its financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens, asserting that there can be no 'double standards' in the fight against terrorism.
Nearly half of terrorism arrests in UK since 9/11 coincided with Palestine Action ban, new data shows New data has revealed that almost half of Britian's counter-terror arrests since 9/11 coincided with the UK government's proscription of direct action group Palestine Action. According to Home Office data, of the 6539 arrests for terror-related activity in the UK since the 2001 attacks on the twin towers, 3,021 were in the past year. The surge coincides with the proscription of Palestine Action in July last year- which led to thousands of arrests of people for holding signs during silent vigils in support of the group.
Israel warned Turkey against moving south in Syria. It did so anyway Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 10:21 Turkish troops deployed to Deir ez-Zor and built a temporary bridge across the Euphrates, drawing no military response from Israel A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on 4 June 2025 (Louai Beshara/AFP) Off Two weeks after Israel bombed a Syrian base in the north to draw a red line against Turkish troops moving south, Ankara did exactly that, with no military response from Israel. Over the weekend, the Turkish army moved into Deir ez-Zor to establish a temporary bridge for civilians crossing the Euphrates River.
Unconfirmed local reports say the Israeli military carried out air and artillery strikes after a raid by an Israel-backed militia was discovered.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ali Abdollahi emphasized the need to rely on domestic capabilities and the country’s elite youth to confront growing threats, calling for stronger defense preparedness and active deterrence.
Gaza 'ceasefire' has merely slowed the pace of societal destruction Submitted by Ghada Majadli on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 15:31 The Israeli bombs have slowed, but many Palestinians with life-changing injuries are struggling to survive in a ravaged landscape A Palestinian amputee walks near destroyed buildings in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, on 12 February 2025 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) On Every fourth Palestinian injured in Gaza since October 2023 lives with spinal cord or brain injuries, among other potentially life-changing conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently estimated . Despite this, the entry of rehabilitation supplies remains restricted. Of the more than 172,000 people wounded in Gaza, 43,000 - around two percent of Gaza’s prewar population, including approximately 10,000 children - are estimated to have sustained life-changing injuries, such as limb trauma, amputations, spinal cord damage, major burns and traumatic brain injuries.
The US president has claimed his predecessor Joe Biden handed Kiev $300 billion worth of weaponry for free The Iran war is "relatively little" for the US compared with the vast amount of weaponry Washington gave Ukraine under Joe Biden, President Donald Trump has said.
The US president has claimed his predecessor Joe Biden handed Kiev $300 billion worth of weaponry for free The Iran war is "relatively little" for the US compared with the vast amount of weaponry Washington gave Ukraine under Joe Biden, President Donald Trump has said. He claimed his predecessor handed Kiev $300 billion worth of arms for free.
At least three killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, including children and a woman Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least three people, including two children and a woman, Al Jazeera reports. Wafa reported earlier that at least two children had been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City and Deir el-Balah. According to Al Jazeera another eight were wounded in "intense" Israeli bombardment of the al-Kateeba area west of Gaza City.
Israeli strikes pound Gaza, killing at least two children At least two Palestinian children have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks across Gaza, Wafa news agency reports. According to medical sources, at least one child was killed in a strike west of Gaza City, and another in an attack in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. Al Jazeera described chaotic scenes in Gaza City following "intense" Israeli attacks, reporting that 10 blasts were heard in al-Kateeba - one of the most densely populated areas of western Gaza City.
