US to send Ukraine air defense missiles in next aid package-officials
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with $150 million worth of weapons and ammunition, including HAWK air defense interceptors and 155 millimeter artillery munitions, two U.S. officials said…
US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the start of…
Biden-Trump debate draws a relatively low 48 million TV viewers
It could be indicative of low voter enthusiasm for both candidates. Read More
Iran installs half of planned new centrifuges at Fordow, IAEA report says
VIENNA – Iran has installed half the advanced uranium-enriching machines it said earlier this month it would quickly add to its Fordow site dug into a mountain but has not…
Russian missile hits residential building in Ukraine’s Dnipro, three injured
Four floors of a residential building are destroyed in the attack. Read More
Kenyan activists call for fresh protests demanding Ruto’s resignation
NAIROBI – Kenyan activists on Friday circulated calls for fresh protests, strikes and sit-ins demanding President William Ruto quit, after nationwide demonstrations forced him to U-turn on proposed tax hikes.…
British PM Rishi Sunak denounces racist slur by hard-right party campaigner
A string of Reform UK party candidates have been ditched or suspended in recent weeks over allegations of offensive comments. Read More
French diplomacy faces turbulent time if far-right wins election
PARIS – French diplomacy could be headed for an unprecedented period of turbulence if the far-right wins a snap parliamentary election, with President Emmanuel Macron and a potential National Rally…
Nigeria’s northeast risks mass hunger as UN funding dwindles
ABUJA – The United Nations humanitarian agency is struggling to secure funding to combat severe food insecurity in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit northeast, raising fears of mass hunger and deaths, its resident…
Turkey’s Erdogan does not rule out meeting Syria’s Assad to restore ties
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he did not rule out a possible meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to help restore bilateral relations between the neighbours.…