Trump says he spoke to Musk about getting internet to areas hit by hurricane
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday he spoke to billionaire Elon Musk about getting Starlink internet access to areas affected by Hurricane Helene, which has torn through the…
Turkey’s Erdogan says UN should recommend use of force if Israel not stopped
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the United Nations General Assembly should recommend the use of force, in line with a resolution it passed in 1950,…
UNRWA chief denies knowledge that suspended employee was Hamas leader in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for years called for UNRWA to be dismantled. Read More
NY Times endorses Harris as ‘only patriotic choice’ for president
The Times editorial board has not thrown its weight behind a Republican for president since 1956. Read More
Lebanese arrive in Turkey shaken by war, hope for quick return
ISTANBUL – Some of the hundreds of Lebanese citizens who arrived in Istanbul on Monday after fleeing Israeli airstrikes in the homeland said they were shaken but hoped to return…
Brazil’s coast eroding faster than ever as Atlantic advances
ATAFONA, Brazil – Sonia Ferreira’s two-story house with a pool and garden on the Brazilian coast was yet another casualty of the advancing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, pushed higher…
Putin’s nuclear talk shouldn’t stop NATO backing Ukraine, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS – NATO members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s “reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric”, outgoing NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters in…
Russian court hands life sentence to man for bomb attack on Russian nationalist writer, Ifax reports
MOSCOW – A military court in Moscow sentenced a man to life in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of attempting to assassinate prominent Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin…
East-West Line MRT services to fully resume on Oct 1
For safety reasons, there will be temporary speed restrictions imposed on westbound trains travelling on sections of track that were damaged last week.Read More
Lebanon PM ready to implement 2006 deal on Hezbollah’s armed presence south of Litani River
BEIRUT – The Lebanese government is ready to fully implement a UN resolution that had aimed to end Hezbollah’s armed presence south of the Litani River as part of an…