The 2024 Olympic Games kick off in Paris as the sports world reels from losing hundreds of potential Palestinian Olympians to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.

French train operator SNCF has announced that the nation's high-speed rail network has been targeted by "malicious acts," including arson attacks, causing significant disruptions just before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Russian and Chinese military aircraft have conducted a joint flight for the first time in international airspace near Alaska.

Olympic teams will show solidarity with Palestinians trapped in Gaza during the opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday.

A Kremlin aide says the US plans to establish logistics centers in Black Sea countries to speed up arms supplies to Ukraine. 

Iran condemns the German police’s ban on the Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) and five sub-organizations as in violation of fundamental principles of freedom of religion and thought.

The Russian president has vowed ‘retribution’ against those attempting to ‘divide’ the Russian Federation, hailing ‘loyalty’ of law enforcement bodies.