Communications devices used by Hezbollah detonate across Lebanon, say witnesses
This came after thousands of pagers used by the group detonated across the country on Sept 17. Read More
One killed in shooting outside Moscow office of Russia’s Wildberries
MOSCOW – One person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting at the Moscow office of Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries, state officials said on Wednesday, an apparent…
German woman killed in shark attack off Canary Islands
MADRID – A German woman died after she was attacked by a shark while swimming beside her catamaran in high seas between Spain’s Canary Islands and West Africa, a police…
Sweden postpones Turkey security meeting due to airplane trouble
STOCKHOLM – An airplane carrying Sweden’s foreign minister and justice minister has returned to Stockholm after suffering a technical problem while on the way to Turkey, and a key security…
India’s cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections
NEW DELHI – India’s cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, the information minister said on Wednesday, a move pushed by…
Teamsters to meet on Wednesday to consider potential US presidential endorsement
WASHINGTON – The Teamsters executive board is meeting on Wednesday in Washington as the 1.3 million-member union decides who to endorse in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Read More
Financial institutions that help Russia are new focus, EU sanctions envoy says
BRUSSELS – The EU’s sanctions envoy said on Wednesday a new focus was to look at financial institutions that underpin battlefield product flows to Russia as well as the flow…
Netherlands seeks to opt out of EU migration rules
AMSTERDAM – The Netherlands’ right-wing government said on Wednesday it had asked the EU for an opt-out on migration rules so it can implement a clamp-down on unwanted arrivals. Read…
Finland’s president wants end of single state veto at UN Security Council
HELSINKI – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the U.N. Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an…
UN to demand Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months.…