Casualties after third Israeli strike on school in a week
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in Israeli air strikes on two schools in Gaza, according to Palestinian rescuers and news outlets. Some of those killed were displaced people…
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World governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as fears of Israel-Hezbollah war grow
The News The US, the UK, Australia, Sweden, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan have issued warnings to citizens to leave Lebanon; the UK has also deployed experts…
Germany, Philippines agree defense pact over South China Sea
The News The Philippines and Germany agreed a new defense deal Sunday as Manila seeks to bolster its diplomatic support to counter Beijing’s vast maritime claims in the South China Sea.…
Children at risk of dying in famine-hit Darfur as medical supplies are blocked, an aid group says
CAIRO (AP) — Malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan’s western region of Darfur are at risk of dying, an aid group said Sunday, because it was forced…
Italy’s Mount Etna erupts again, sends ash plume 32,000 feet into sky
MOUNT ETNA, Italy – For the fifth time this summer, Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has begun erupting, spewing ash above Sicily and temporarily halting flights. Italy’s National Institute of…
Netanyahu warns 'Iran's axis of evil' against attacking Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned "Iran's axis of evil" against attacking Israel, amid expectations that Tehran and the militant groups it supports are readying…
Reports: Jordanian minister travels to Tehran for mediation talks
Jordanian Foreign Minister Aiman al-Safadi has travelled to Tehran for mediation talks in view of the threat of an Iranian retaliatory strike against Israel, local media reported on…
Russia's Medvedev threatens exchanged political prisoners
Former Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev issued threats on Sunday to former Russian political prisoners who were released into exile as part of a prisoner exchange with the West. Medvedev…
Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of living crisis. At least seven people have…
Nigerian leader calls for end to hardship protests, blaming 'political agenda' for violence
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader on Sunday called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned violent and blaming “a few with a political…
German police break up reading by far-right extremist Sellner
Police in Germany shut down a reading by far-right extremist author Martin Sellner in Neulingen in the western state of Baden-Württemberg late on Saturday, and issued him with a restrainig…
Germany, Philippines working on defence cooperation deal
Germany and the Philippines on Sunday said they are working on a defence cooperation agreement, to be signed later this year, that would expand training between their armed forces and…
'Fear kept me alive on epic motorbike trip across Africa'
At the age of 23, Nigerian musician Udoh Ebaide Joy survived a traumatic car accident. It damaged her spinal cord and for months she could not get around without a wheelchair. But…
'They're tightening the screws': Kremlin ups attacks on critics abroad
Two plain-clothed police officers were waiting for Dmitry Gudkov as he arrived at London’s Luton Airport last summer. The Russian opposition politician, who lives in exile in an EU…
Australian Police Add Fleet of 155-MPH Subaru WRX Pursuit Cars
Facebook / Eva Lawler MLA: Member for Drysdale These aren’t off-the-shelf Subies, of course. The patrol cars are outfitted with emergency lights, a dual-battery system, a rifle mount with…
Philadelphia World War I memorial vandalized with pro-Hamas message: police
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police are investigating after they say a war monument was vandalized in the city's Burholme neighborhood overnight. Police received a report of vandalism at…
Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea
Ukraine's military says it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied Crimean peninsula. The Rostov-on-Don, a kilo-class attack submarine…
'Lateral Thinking' pandemic sceptics rally in Berlin
Several thousand demonstrators with the Lateral Thinking movement in Germany, which staged rallies during the coronavirus pandemic against emergency restrictions and vaccine rules, marched…
Israeli drone kills one person, injures two in southern Lebanon
One person was killed on Saturday in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, state media and the Israeli army reported. The Lebanese news agency NNA reported, citing the Ministry of Health,…
Spies' children did not know they were Russian
The children of a Russian spy couple who returned home on Thursday after the largest prisoner swap between the West and Russia since the Cold War only found out their nationality on the…
Iranian commander threatens Israel with broad counterstrike by allies
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened Israel with a broad counterstrike from allied militias in the region. "The criminal and terrorist Zionist…
Anti-Covid rules protesters march in Berlin
Several thousand demonstrators with the Lateral Thinking movement in Germany, which staged rallies during the coronavirus pandemic against emergency restrictions and vaccine rules, marched…
Somali beach attack kills 32, police say
At least 32 people were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted a popular beachfront location in the Somali capital, a police spokesman said on…
Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening.…