Raffles’ banded langur, Sunda pangolin: 5 critically endangered animals in Singapore
Did you know? Singapore is considered a “global stronghold” for a highly threatened songbird and is the only place in the world where a particular freshwater crab is found. Read…
Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion – $1.9 billion
WASHINGTON – Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and anticipates it will be completed by fall…
Israeli strike hits Syrian security building outside Damascus, security source says
An Israeli strike hit a building operated by Syrian security forces on the outskirts of Damascus late on Thursday, a security source in the alliance backing Syria’s government told Reuters.…
Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
Niger’s junta has ordered US forces to leave the country. Read More
Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers
LONDON – British police arrested 45 people on Thursday after a violent protest in London against the transfer of asylum seekers staying in a hotel to a barge off southern…
Trump cites Biden classified records probe as he seeks to toss documents case
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump cited U.S. President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency as he seeks to have criminal charges related to his own retention…
Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison
CAIRO/RAMALLAH, West Bank – A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner associations said on Thursday, blaming Israel for…
Biden faces a tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate
President Biden risks losing the support of young voters in his bid to remain in the White House. Read More
Finland army chief urges Europe to be prepared for Russia testing unity
HELSINKI – Finland’s new armed forces chief said Russia was unlikely to test NATO’s mutual defence clause by attacking a NATO member state in the coming years, but may well…
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises US crackdown on college protests
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into the debate over U.S. college campus protests on Thursday, saying authorities were displaying “cruelty” in clamping down on pro-Palestinian students and academics.…