US imposes sanctions on far-right Israeli group, individuals over West Bank violence
WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on individuals and entities it said were linked to violence against Palestinian civilians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, while urging the…
Slovak PM Fico’s party likely to remain out of EU parliament alliances
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday his ruling party SMER-SSD would stay out of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Union parliament and indicated it…
Uganda rights activists file appeal against ruling on anti-LGBTQ law
KAMPALA – Ugandan human rights advocates on Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against a ruling by a lower court that upheld a draconian anti-homosexuality law which includes…
Russia’s FSB says it foiled terror attack on church in North Caucasus
MOSCOW – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had foiled what it called an attempted terrorist attack on an Orthodox Christian church in the south of…
Spain’s tourism minister condemns spraying of Barcelona visitors with water pistols
MADRID – Spain’s tourism minister condemned the actions of a small group of protesters who sprayed visitors to Barcelona with water pistols last weekend, saying on Thursday they did not…
Rouen cathedral’s spire is on fire
PARIS – The spire of the gothic cathedral of the French city of Rouen in Normandy caught fire on Thursday, television images showed. Read More
German railways shuts main line for five months for revamp
BERLIN – Germany’s state railways will on Monday close for five months a main line connecting the financial centre of Frankfurt with the south to carry out a 1.3 billion…
How much has U.S.-built Gaza aid pier helped get aid into Gaza?
A U.S.-built pier designed to increase flows of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip has been beset by challenges and is now expected to be permanently dismantled. Read More
Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes
ERBIL, Iraq – Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan’s capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region’s…
Biden welcomed Starmer’s desire for closer EU ties, UK government says
U.S. President Joe Biden told Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he welcomed his desire for closer ties with European counterparts, according to a UK government statement on Thursday.…