Islam Times - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a deluge of criticism from social media users on Wednesday, after he performed Neil Young's protest song, Rockin' in the Free World, at a Ukrainian bar during his surprise trip to Kyiv.
Islam Times - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday the military situation in the Northeastern Kharkiv region was "extremely difficult", but still "under control", after a meeting with his military chiefs near the front line.
Islam Times - The Asia-Pacific region should be free of military blocs because of their potential to undermine the security balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed.
Islam Times - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, expressing concern and fear of the deterioration of the human situation in the Gaza Strip, urged Israeli regime to end the military operation in Rafah.
Islam Times - Professor Max du Plessis, a member of the South African legal team, says ongoing Israeli attacks on Rafah, the area it previously ordered civilians to evacuate to, clearly indicate “genocidal intent”.
Islam Times - Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi emphasized that the Israeli regime's attack on the crossing and the city of Rafah was planned by the United States and this country plays a key role in the aggression against the Gaza Strip.
Islam Times - The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance group said Thursday that its forces from southern Lebanon struck a military site in northern occupied lands in Ilania west of the city of Tiberias.
Islam Times - Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed ties with Moscow as a “model of relations between large powers,” as he met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on Thursday.
Islam Times - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has supported Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from the world's football governing body, FIFA, over the regime's criminal war in the Gaza Strip.
Islam Times - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the Israeli army's attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah is unacceptable.
Islam Times - Arab leaders have condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to intervene to stop outrageous Israel war on Gaza.
Islam Times - Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has rejected the US claims against Iran about delivery of weapons to Yemeni Sanaa government, stressing that such allegations are aimed at justifying aggression on Yemen.
Islam Times - In a phone call with Khorasan Razavi Governor, President Ebrahim Raisi followed up on the latest situation of relief to the flood victims and ordered mobilizing all facilities to help people in flood-hit areas.
Islam Times - The governing body of Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city, is considering a halt on purchasing goods from Israel, as reported by Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
Islam Times - China has offered to sort out the sources of the Ukrainian conflict and provide security guarantees to all, but the West is not ready for this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Islam Times - Israel confirmed that Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has carried out an attack on a sensitive military installation, targeting a major surveillance balloon known as Sky Dew.
Islam Times - At least 11 worshippers have been killed and dozens sustained injuries following an assault on a mosque in Nigeria's northern Kano state, according to police reports.
Islam Times - Satellite imagery captured between May 3 and 11 reveals significant activity east of the Rafah crossing, including the demolition of structures and the establishment of new logistical routes by Israeli forces towards Rafah.