‘Israeli’ forces launched a large-scale counterterrorism operation targeting Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin that has killed 12 people so far and wounded over 120 people, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Ziad Nakhaleh said, "Al Quds Brigade will respond to put a halt to this massacre."
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Senior US officials believe Beijing is in talks with Cuba to establish a base roughly 100 miles off the coast of Florida, in order to collect signals intelligence in the southeastern US. It would not be the first time China has attempted to spy on the US’ electronic communications, known as signals intelligence. A suspected Chinese spy balloon that transited the US...
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on June 11 that the first discounted Russian crude oil shipment had arrived in Karachi. While the exact price that Pakistan paid for the oil remains unclear, Reuters reported that Pakistan paid for the shipment using Chinese yuan. The shipment probably will bring some relief to Pakistan amid dire economic conditions and a balance of payments crisis, as a majority of the country's external payments are for energy imports.
Iran unveiled its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile during a ceremony according to state news agency IRNA. The missile, named "Fattah", was presented during a ceremony attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The missile can reach a top speed of 15,000km per hour, IRNA reported.
Russian authorities said Tuesday, 30 May, that eight Ukrainian drones targeted civilian areas of Moscow, marking the largest attack on the capital city since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drones only caused “insignificant damage” to residential buildings and that two people were treated for minor injuries but didn’t need to be hospitalized.
