TEHRAN - A political science professor explains why Israel has not come close to fulfilling its stated aim of eliminating Hamas despite two years of war in the Gaza Strip and killing five to ten percent of its 2.2 million population.

TEHRAN Strong opposition has emerged within the Israeli regime against a cabinet decision to invade and occupy Gaza City.

The order to attack Japanese cities with atomic bombs was issued on July 25, 1945, by acting U.S. Army Chief of Staff Thomas Handy to Gen. Carl Spaatz, commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Forces, to "deliver (the) first special bomb as soon as weather will permit after about Aug. 3, 1945. ... The target list: 'Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata and Nagasaki.' "

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is not against holding a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky but conditions should be created to do that, TASS news agency reported.

TEHRAN - Mike Johnson, the Republican U.S. House speaker, visited anIsraelisettlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday. His visit came just weeks after the Israeli Knesset passed a resolution supporting the annexation of the West Bank and amid an escalation of violence against the Palestinians by Israeli forces and settlers.

BEIRUT Amid the turmoil surrounding what the Lebanese government concealed on Tuesday after more than five hours of extraordinary consultations, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam succeeded in sabotaging President Joseph Aouns agreement with Hezbollah.

TheWhite Houseannounced Wednesday that it is imposing anadditional 25% tariffonIndia, bringing the total levies against the major United States trading partner to 50%, CNBC reported.

Gaza has been transformed into a graveyard by Israels deliberate war crimes: indiscriminate bombings, targeting of civilians, destruction of homes, and the use of starvation as a weapon.

On July 29, the World Youth Peace Conference was held in Beijing, and young representatives from China and abroad jointly released the World Youth Peace Initiative.

Senior Hamas official Izzat al-Risheq said the resistance group appreciate the Freedom to Report initiative launched by 200 prominent journalists from around the world, in which they demanded immediate and uncensored access for foreign journalists to the Gaza Strip.

Protesters gathered outside the Trump International Hotel in New York on Monday to protest Israels starvation policy in Gaza.

Tucked away in the northwestern corner of Xingan league in north Chinas Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Arxan ranks among Chinas tiniest cities by population, just 28,600 residents, yet it exerts a disproportionate influence in tourism and cultural exchanges.

SHANGHAI China-Iran relations have seen robust development in terms of high- level engagement, economic cooperation and strategic consultation in the last a couple of years. The region and the world are seeing new dynamics, and the two are seeing new momentums in consolidating Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

BEIRUT According to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa, intensive political negotiations have paved the way for a favorable outcome in Tuesdays Lebanese cabinet session. The efforts were led by the Amal MovementHezbollah alliance, under the effective leadership of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

French newspaperLe Mondehas reported extensive details of an intensifying intimidation campaign targeting the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan.

US Representative Ro Khanna is one of the latest lawmakers to call for the recognition of aPalestinian state, a position he adamantly advocated for when he held a town hall over the weekend.

TEHRAN U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has shown contempt for the leaders of France, Britain, and Canada for planning to recognize the Palestinian state, calling them clumsy.

SYDNEY - Despite the heavy winter rain in Sydney, people from all walks of life including senators, politicians, university professors, athletes, and ordinary citizens from various ethnicities, nationalities, and cultures gathered in a massive march of 300,000 to voice their support for the oppressed people of Palestine.

BEIRUT In a hasty attempt to buy time under pressure from the United States, the new Syrian regime intends to hold parliamentary elections next month, whereby the number of seats will be increased from 150 to 210, with at least 20% allocated to women.

TEHRAN Thousands of Israeli settlers, led by the regimes government minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied al-Quds.

TEHRAN A growing number of US Democrats is openly criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip a sign of shifting political winds in Washington.

TEHRAN Since assuming the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in July 2024, China has launched a wide array of initiatives aimed at deepening regional cooperation, enhancing multilateralism, and positioning the Eurasian alliance as a rising force in global governance.