Blinken in Middle East to push ceasefire while Israeli troops advance
CAIRO – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Egypt and Israel on Monday hoping to deliver the ceasefire that President Joe Biden proposed last month, in an all-out push…
Tall order for Sinn Fein to revive suddenly flagging Irish election hopes
DUBLIN – Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris could be tempted to call an early national election after rival Sinn Fein flopped at local council polls, upending expectations that the pro-Irish…
Austrian flight lands safely after hailstones rip away nose cone
The hailstorm also left the front windows of the aircraft riddled with cracks. Read More
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party leads in parliamentary election count
SOFIA – The centre-right GERB party was on course to have won the most votes in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, but will have to seek coalition partners to form a government,…
France enters election mode after far-right win in European Parliament vote
PARIS – France began to gear up for elections on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron called a shock snap legislative election following a bruising loss in the European Parliament vote…
Israel’s euphoria over hostage rescue may be fleeting
Mr Benny Gantz’s resignation has left Mr Netanyahu even more exposed. Read More
Iraq’s Mosul springs back to life 10 years after it fell to ISIS
MOSUL, Iraq – It was the simple night-time act of watering flowers on his street in Mosul’s Old City that made Saqr Zakaria stop and think about just how safe…
US military confirms Houthi missile strikes on two ships in Gulf of Aden
LOS ANGELES – Yemen’s Houthi damaged two commercial vessels in missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours as part of the militia group’s ongoing campaign…
US resumes air drops aid into northern Gaza
This comes after a suspension of such deliveries due to Israeli operations in the area. Read More
US resumes air drops aid into northern Gaza
This comes after a suspension of such deliveries due to Israeli operations in the area. Read More