GROZNY, Russia (MNTV) — A Chechen fighter named Khalid carried the body of his fallen comrade for 12 days through enemy territory — honoring a promise he made to the soldier’s mother before their final mission. Months earlier, during a phone call, the mother had made a simple request: “If he is killed, at least […]
BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) — Azerbaijan celebrates the 34th anniversary of the restoration of its state independence on Friday. On October 18, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted the Constitutional Act on State Independence, restoring the country’s sovereignty after decades under Soviet rule, AZERTAC reports. In 2021, t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (MNTV) — At least 20 Palestinians were killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Hamas, according to medical sources and local witnesses. Five people were killed and several others injured when Israeli fighter jets struck a coffee shop in the [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) — The ongoing US government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Monday, voicing optimism that Democrats and Republicans will soon reach a deal. “The president has been very active throughout this process, but it’s also his position that this is a thing that the [&helli...
JERUSALEM (MNTV) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday with US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and former White House adviser Jared Kushner to discuss the Gaza ceasefire agreement and recent regional developments, according to an Israeli government spokesperson. “Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with the pri...
DOHA/MOSCOW (MNTV) — Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following talks in Doha mediated by Qatar and Türkiye — a development welcomed by Russia as a crucial step toward regional peace and stability. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the agreement, reached late Saturday, commits both countries t...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Millions of Americans poured into streets across all 50 states on Saturday in massive “No Kings” protests denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies and what participants described as his growing authoritarian grip on the United States. From New York City, New York, to Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, and Washi...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The State of Qatar is expanding its national air quality monitoring network and integrating advanced technologies as part of its broader environmental protection strategy under Qatar National Vision 2030, according to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Officials said Qatar now operates over 45 fixed and mobile...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have published a groundbreaking global study revealing a significant decline in childhood diarrhea over the past four decades, while warning of persistent regional inequalities, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. Published in eBioMedicine, part of The Lancet Disc...
BASRA, Iraq (MNTV) — Farmers and herders in southern Iraq are struggling to survive as record-high salinity levels contaminate water sources, devastate crops, and kill livestock, deepening the region’s climate-induced crisis. Local farmer Umm Ali from Basra’s Al-Mashab marshes said her poultry and ducks have died after the river water turned t...
