Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
NAJAF, Iraq – Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form…
Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
NAJAF, Iraq – Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form…
Ukraine-launched drone sparks fire at Russia’s Volgograd refinery, regional governor says
An overnight drone attack launched from Ukraine sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery in the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the region’s governor said on Sunday. Read More
Ukraine-launched drone sparks fire at Russia’s Volgograd refinery, regional governor says
An overnight drone attack launched from Ukraine sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery in the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the region’s governor said on Sunday. Read More
Ukraine-launched drone sparks fire at Russia’s Volgograd refinery, regional governor says
An overnight drone attack launched from Ukraine sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery in the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the region’s governor said on Sunday. Read More
Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat
VILNIUS – Lithuanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election expected to hand a new term to incumbent Gitanas Nauseda, a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its two-year war with…
Catalans vote in election that offers new chance to exiled separatist leader
BARCELONA – Catalans go to the polls on Sunday in a regional vote which offers the choice of an exiled separatist politician who led a breakaway push in 2017, or…
Switzerland won Eurovision’s jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden – Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song “The Code”, while Israel’s Eden Golan finished…
Death toll from floods in Brazil’s south climbs to 136
Another 125 people remain unaccounted for, and over half a million people have been displaced. Read More
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 12
A selection of news stories that happened overnight, May 12, 2024. Read More