DAMASCUS, Syria – Israeli air strikes struck near the Syrian capital Damascus early on Friday causing material damage, Syrian state news agency reported. Israel has targeted Syria several times in…
Kenya’s parliament approves Haiti police deployment
NAIROBI – Kenya’s parliament on Thursday approved the proposed deployment of its police to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to Haiti to restore peace and security to the gang-plagued Caribbean…
UK’s Cameron vows military support on surprise Kyiv visit
KYIV – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron vowed to keep up military support for Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv announced on Thursday, with the West’s attention focused on…
25 dead, dozens hospitalised in China building fire: state media
BEIJING – Twenty-five people have died and dozens sent to hospital after a fire tore through a building in northern China’s Shanxi province on Thursday, state media said. The fire…
Israeli troops raid Gaza’s main hospital
GAZA STRIP – Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital Wednesday, targeting what they say is a Hamas command centre in tunnels beneath thousands of patients and civilians seeking refuge from…
France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad: plaintiffs
PARIS – France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source and…
Indian rescuers send medicine to tunnel workers trapped for four days
DEHRADUN – Rescue workers in India said Wednesday they have sent medicine to 40 men trapped after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, as frantic efforts to free them…
Israeli troops storm Gaza hospital
Israeli forces entered Gaza’s largest hospital Wednesday, targeting a Hamas command centre they say is located below thousands of ailing and sheltering civilians. Israeli and Palestinian officials said military operations…
Biden believes deal on Hamas hostages ‘going to happen’
WASHINGTON, United States – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he believes that a deal with Hamas to free the hostages the militants are holding in the Gaza Strip will…
King Charles III celebrates 75th birthday
LONDON – Charles III turns 75 on Tuesday, showing no sign of a let-up in activity just over a year since he became king after the death of his mother…