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US aid cuts force UNICEF to scale back Lebanon nutrition programs, official says
US aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency UNICEF to suspend or scale back many programs in Lebanon, with…
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Bomb kills six at Pakistan Islamic seminary, wounds son of late Taliban doyen
A bomb blast at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban…
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Displaced Palestinians fear Israel’s West Bank raids ‘won’t stop’
Watching her granddaughter sleep in cramped quarters for displaced Palestinians, Sanaa Shraim hopes for a better life for the baby,…
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Russian troops retake village from Ukrainian army in western Kursk region
The Russian defense ministry said its forces had retaken the village of Novaya Sorochina in Russia’s western Kursk region from…
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Pope Francis ‘resting’ as condition improves: Vatican
Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said Friday, a day after it noted improvement in his critical…
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Russia says it foiled Ukrainian assassination plot against senior Putin-linked priest
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday it had foiled an attempt by Ukraine’s military intelligence service to assassinate…
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India, EU agree to wrap up free trade pact this year
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the European Union have agreed to push for the conclusion of a free trade…
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Clashes erupt in Greece as hundreds of thousands protest deadly train crash
Clashes broke out in Athens on Friday as hundreds of thousands of people rallied across Greece to demand justice on…
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Russian divers found dead, one in the jaws of a shark, near popular Philippines resort
Two Russian divers were found dead, one in the jaws of a shark, after a strong current separated them from…
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Taiwan tells China World War Two shows aggression will end in failure
Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Friday that the history of World War Two shows aggression and expansion will end in…
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