PANAMA CITY, Feb 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A tragic maritime accident claimed the life of an 8-year-old Venezuelan girl after a boat carrying 19 South American migrants capsized off Panama’s coast while they attempted to return home, authorities confirmed Saturday. The vessel sank late Friday night due to strong waves and rough weather in the […]

WASHINGTON, Feb 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Nearly a decade after activists waged one of the largest anti-pipeline protests in U.S. history, the battle has shifted to the courtroom as Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace for $300 million in a case with major free speech implications. Pipeline Protest Turns Legal At the center of the lawsuit is […]

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Amid the mourning of Hezbollah’s slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, tens of thousands of supporters gathered in Beirut on Sunday to pay their respects, as Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, vowed that the group’s “resistance” against Israel would continue. The funeral ceremony, which took place at the Camille Chamoun […]

JERUSALEM, Feb 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Israel has announced that its military will remain in evacuated West Bank refugee camps for the next year, following a series of intensified operations in the region. The expanded operations will include tank deployments and continued raids, which have already led to the displacement of tens of thousands of […]

TEHRAN, Feb 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has pledged ongoing “resistance” against Israel, emphasizing that this struggle will persist until the ultimate goal of overcoming “usurpation, oppression, and arrogance” is achieved. His statement came on the same day Hezbollah held a funeral for its slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut. […]

MOSCOW, Feb 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – The Kremlin expressed optimism on Sunday regarding the dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US President Donald Trump, calling it “promising.” Moscow also reiterated its stance on not relinquishing any of the territory it seized in eastern Ukraine. Trump, diverging from traditional Western policies, reached out to […]