Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises
GAZA – A Gaza family sat weeping on Saturday over children killed by an Israeli strike as they were getting ready to play soccer, amid an intensified bombardment that Palestinian…
UK’s Queen Camilla to miss Remembrance Day events due to chest infection
LONDON – Britain’s Queen Camilla will not attend Remembrance Day events to recover from a chest infection, but hopes to return to public duties early next week, Buckingham Palace said…
Chicken and duck help out in Romanian middle schools
SINDRILITA, Romania – On a crisp morning in early November, Romanian veterinarian Oana Vasiliu arrived at the Sindrilita village school with her teaching assistants in tow: a rescue hen named…
Polish PM to meet French, UK, NATO leaders to discuss Ukraine
WARSAW – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet France’s president, Britain’s prime minister, the head of NATO, and leaders of Nordic and Baltic states soon to discuss transatlantic cooperation…
Iran warns of risk of ‘expansion of war’ beyond Middle East
Iran’s foreign minister warned that “insecurity and instability” could spread to other regions. Read More
Swiss village threatened by vast rockslide must be evacuated again
VIENNA – A small Swiss village that attracted global attention last year when it was evacuated because the mountain face above it threatened to collapse onto it must be evacuated…
Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strikes
Israeli military said it had eliminated dozens of militants in the territory’s north. Read More
Jordan’s tourism industry struggling as Gaza war deters visitors
Western holidaymakers fearful of conflict shun destinations in the Middle East. Read More
Explainer-What is the point of a UN climate COP?
BAKU – Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku. Read More
At least 13 killed in Pakistan train station bomb blast, police say
QUETTA, Pakistan – At least 13 people were killed and 25 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, a police official…