By Anadolu Agency The price of gold rose sharply Friday following Israel’s sweeping airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program and long-range missile capabilities. The price of one ounce of gold rose 1.11%, to currently stand at $3,424.60 as of 0615 GMT. Gold had already reached record highs earlier this year, surpassing $3,400 amid global trade tensions

By Xinhua News Agency Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that Israel has launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a statement that its jets have completed the first-stage attack, notably strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran. Chief Commander of

Photo Credit: Twitter X By Anadolu Agency At least one passenger survived as a London-bound Air India flight with 242 people on board crashed in western India on Thursday, the India Today news outlet reported. The flight AI171 crashed on to a medical college hostel, shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in

Photo taken on May 23, 2025 shows European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency Senior officials from the European Union (EU), Spain and the United Kingdom (UK), along with Gibraltar representatives, reached an agreement in Brussels on Wednesday on the core aspects of a

Credit Photo/Facebook Between Paris, Rome, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister is seeking political and economic support, fearing a new war between his country and Eritrea. At home, economic hardship and repression are fuelling opposition to the government. On May 22, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron received Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Paris. This was

File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Somalia president Hassan Sheikh every time you speak, you confirm one undeniable truth: you are not a voice for the Somali people. You are a Turkish citizen hired by Erdogan to act as a propaganda tool for Ankara’s colonial ambitions in Somalia. You were embedded by

An oil pump of IPC Petroleum France is seen at sunset outside Soudron, near Reims, France, August 24, 2022. Photographer Pascal Rossignol/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices softened in Asian trade on Wednesday as markets assessed the outcome of U.S.-China trade talks, yet to be reviewed by President Donald Trump, with weak oil demand from

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Tuesday’s school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has risen to 10, including seven students, one teacher, and the suspected gunman, according to the local police. The shooting occurred at a school on Dreierschutzengasse around 10 am local time (0800 GMT), prompting a swift evacuation. Students were

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese vice premier He Lifeng pose for a photo with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, and China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, in London, Britain By Reuters Top U.S. and Chinese officials will

Guests and performers pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of the 2025 China-Kenya Culture and Tourism Season and the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China-Kenya acrobatic exchanges in Nairobi, Kenya, June 6, 2025. Photographer Yang Guang By Xinhua News Agency The vitality of China-Kenya cooperation in culture and tourism was on