• Iraqi court sentences 19 Russian women to life for supporting ISIS

    19 Russian women were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Iraqi court for participating in activities of the extremist “Islamic State,” an Agence France-Presse [AFP] journalist reported.

    According to the AFP journalist who was in attendance during the court session, the Chief of the Central Criminal Court of Baghdad found all 19 women guilty of “joining and supporting ‘ISIL.’”

    Six women from Azerbaijan and four from Tajikistan were also sentenced to life imprisonment on the same charges. …

  • Syrian military bases came under missile attack

    The Syrian army has reported that its bases in the provinces of Aleppo and Hama had been subjected to missile strikes. Al-Arabiya news agency has published information on the strike, citing military sources. The television channel’s sources called the strike a “new attack by enemies” of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad; however, it is not yet known who specifically launched the strike.

    Al-Arabiya’s sources said that the sound of exploding shells was heard in these localities …

  • Israel intends to stop Iran with the help of the United States

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is encouraged by the US readiness to lead and support a campaign against Iran's nuclear ambitions, RIA Novosti reported.

    On Sunday, April 29, Netanyahu met in Tel Aviv with the new US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who stated that the US administration has a "comprehensive Iranian strategy" that takes into account not only Tehran's nuclear project but also "non-nuclear" threats, including a military presence in Syria.

    "Iran must be stopped. …

  • Latvia detects Russian warships near its territorial waters

    The National Armed Forces of Latvia detected two Russian warships near the country's borders.

    "In the Latvian exclusive economic zone, five nautical miles from territorial waters, the Naval Forces identified a Steregushchiy-class frigate of the Russian Navy on April 28,” the message of the Latvian National Armed Forces reads.

    In addition, eight nautical miles from the territorial waters of Latvia, a Gorin-class Russian tugboat was spotted.

    Latvia regularly reports on the Russian warships …

  • Media: Merkel invited Trump to visit his ancestral homeland in Germany

    During a meeting with US President Donald Trump on Friday, German Chancellor Angela President Trump to visit the homeland of his ancestors, the village of Kallstadt in the federal state of the Rhineland-Palatinate from where his grandparents emigrated in the 19th century, Bild reported on Sunday with reference to sources in the German delegation.

    According to the publication, this was Merkel’s way of reminding Trump that he has a special bond with Germany. In addition, she presented to the …