Russian tycoon Deripaska calls latest US sanctions ‘balderdash’
FRANKFURT – Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska dismissed the latest U.S. sanctions on a series of companies that the U.S. Treasury said were connected to a scheme to evade sanctions and…
Explainer-What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war and seeking…
Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say
CAIRO – Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage…
Ukraine fights Russian forces in north of border town in Kharkiv region
KYIV – Ukraine said its forces were fighting Russian troops in northern districts of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region on Thursday but said the invaders had been unable to break…
European Court upholds Belgium’s school head scarf ban
BRUSSELS – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday upheld a head scarf ban at secondary schools in Flanders, Belgium’s northern region. Read More
Slovak leader Fico stable after surgery but condition ‘very serious’
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was in “very serious” but stable condition on Thursday, a hospital official said, after he was shot five times in an…
Israel in Gaza rut as PM Netanyahu faces global and domestic alienation
Israel’s gambit to encircle Rafah had the effect of depriving Egypt of its border with Gaza, angering Egypt. Read More
US soldier held in Russia pleads guilty to theft charges
He was detained in May on suspicion of stealing from a woman he was in a relationship with. Read More
French prison van attack takes drug battle to ‘worrying’ new level
The prison officers who died were the first to be killed in the line of duty since 1992. Read More
Russia says it destroys five Ukraine-launched ATACMS missiles over Crimea
The Russian defence ministry said on Thursday that its air defence forces destroyed five long-range missiles known as ATACMS that Ukraine’s military launched overnight at Crimea. Read More