Syria condemned Israeli air strikes against Iran on Saturday, saying it affirmed its ally’s right to self-defence. Expressing its “solidarity” with Iran, the Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement that it supported “Iran’s legitimate right to defend itself and protect its territory and the lives of its citizens”. (Except for the headline, this story […]
Russian authorities announced a manhunt on Saturday after six convicts escaped their correctional facility through a secret tunnel. Prison guards in the western Lipetsk region were alerted to their disappearance after carrying out a routine inspection. “In general regime penal colony No. 2, an underground tunnel was discovered during a patrol of the premises,” the […]
Today’s Israeli airstrikes on Iran have parallels to a June 1981 airstrike on Iraq, called Operation Opera – simply on the distance covered and the level of risk. NDTV reported last year that Israel would not hesitate to carry out a similar strike on Iran if it found itself cornered. Just like today’s airstrikes, which […]