Trump repeats pledge to take control of Gaza

1 year ago

MUGHRAQA, Gaza Strip (AP) — New details and growing shock over emaciated hostages renewed pressure Sunday on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend a fragile Gaza ceasefire beyond the...

Minister blames monkey for Sri Lanka nationwide power cut

1 year ago

Sri Lanka experienced widespread blackouts amid an economic crisis in 2022. (Getty Images) Colombo, February 10 — A nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a monkey...

Ecuador election ends in a 'tie' prompting run-off

1 year ago

The campaign was dominated by the incumbent, Daniel Noboa's hard-line approach to Ecuador's violent drug gangs. (Reuters) Quito (Ecuador), February 10 — Ecuador's presidential election will go to a...

Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two

1 year ago

Jerusalem, February 9 — Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor - a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south. Hundreds of...

31 Maoists, two Indian soldiers killed in gunfight: police

1 year ago

NEW DELHI, February 9 — At least 31 Maoist rebels and two Indian commandos were killed in a gunfight in the dense jungles of central India Sunday, as security forces...

Magnitude 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami warnings lifted

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WASHINGTON, February 9 — A magnitude 7.6 quake rattled the Caribbean Sea on Saturday about 130 miles (209 kilometers) off the coast of the Cayman Islands, triggering tsunami warnings that...

Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

1 year ago

Washington, February 9 — A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records,...

Accident involving bus in southern Mexico killed 41, authorities say

1 year ago

MEXICO CITY, February 9 (Reuters) — A traffic accident involving a bus in southern Mexico, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, killed 41 people, the government...

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88

1 year ago

A successor will be chosen from the Aga Khan’s male progeny, according to Ismaili tradition [File: Mark Blinch/Reuters] Lisbon, February 5 — The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the...

Trump administration pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide

1 year ago

Solar panels system funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are seen in the Lebanese-Syrian border town of Majdal Anjar, eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP...

India's Delhi votes as Modi's party bids to dislodge rival

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NEW DELHI, February 5 — India's capital province of Delhi began voting Wednesday in local elections with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vying to dislodge...

At least 10 killed at adult education center in Sweden

1 year ago

Police at the scene of an incident at Risbergska School, in Örebro, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP) Stockholm, February 5 — At least...

Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israel, Hamas eye Gaza truce talks

1 year ago

WASHINGTON, February 4 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they are ready for negotiations on a...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC

1 year ago

Congo, February 4 — Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced that they will pause their advance across the east of the country for humanitarian...

Myanmar rebel group admits to killings

1 year ago

YANGON, February 4 — A Myanmar rebel group said on Friday its members killed two prisoners in a rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta to...