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The US Justice Department has quietly scaled back its indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, retreating from a central Trump-era claim that he led a drug cartel. The original accusation, included in a 2020 grand jury indictment, portrayed the Cartel de los Soles as an organized criminal group allegedly led by Maduro …

News – Middle East: Israel has carried out a series of air attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon, continuing to violate a ceasefire that was meant to halt the Israeli aggression on the Arab country’s sovereignty. Israeli forces launched separate attacks on the towns of al-Manara in the Bekaa region …

News – Yemen: During a large public and official gathering at the Al-Sha’ab Mosque in Sanaa on Saturday, Yemen’s Grand Mufti, Shams al-Din Sharaf al-Din, declared that Yemen’s current confrontational stance against the United States and the Israeli enemies is a direct result of the sacrifices and ideological legacy of …

Iranian security forces have arrested an individual linked to the Israeli regime’s spy service who was operating under the guise of participating in riots in Tehran. The suspect, described as an affiliate of the Zionist regime’s espionage service (Mossad), was identified and detained while acting covertly among rioters in Tehran. …

The Venezuelan parliament has inaugurated Delcy Rodríguez as interim president, two days after US forces kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro. Rodriguez took the oath of office during a ceremony in the National Assembly on Monday, telling lawmakers she was doing so “in the name of all Venezuelans.” She said she was …

 Iran’s ambassador to Venezuela said the Iranian embassy in Caracas is fully operational and continues to carry out its duties without interruption after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was kidnapped by the US. Speaking to Tasnim on Sunday, Ali Chegini stressed that there has been no discussion whatsoever about closing the …

January, 03, 2026 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps stated that revenge for the assassination of former IRGC Quds Force commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani remains on the agenda, stressing that six years after his martyrdom, his path, spirit, and legacy continue to inspire the resistance front. In …

Israeli attacks and violations of the ceasefire agreement continue, with the latest aggression occurring in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Our correspondent reports that an enemy drone targeted a Rapid vehicle in the town of Khiam. The strike resulted in casualties, according to official sources. VIDEO | An Israeli drone strike …

Alwaght- The World Food Programme warns that over 17 million in Afghanistan are facing “acute food insecurity” this winter, up about 3 million from past year. “New food security figures from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for Afghanistan indicate that three million more women, men, and …

Alwaght- Israeli officials are mulling a plan to send to military service the family members of the foreign workers in the occupied territories. According to the official data of the Israeli regime, over 3,000 foreign workers are in the occupied territories who can be recruited by the Israeli military, something …