In east Lebanon, looming winter hints at stretched aid response
DEIR AL-AHMAR, Lebanon – Nerjes Hassan was so worried her children would fall ill from bathing in the frigid water of a displacement shelter in northeast Lebanon that she drove…
Israel pounds Beirut’s southern suburbs after U.S truce push
BEIRUT – Israel pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with a series of powerful airstrikes early on Friday morning after issuing evacuation orders to residents, in the first such strikes in days…
Kenya to swear in new deputy president after court lifts stay order
NAIROBI – Kenya will swear in Kithure Kindiki as the country’s new deputy president on Friday, after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration, following weeks of legal challenges by…
App boosts Kenyan hair braiders left behind by digital gender gap
NAIROBI – Kenyan hair braider Jemima Atieno spent decades building her business in Nairobi’s bustling Kenyatta market, only to lose ground to social media after the pandemic as her customers…
US pollster Edison says Georgia election results suggest ‘manipulation’
TBILISI – U.S. data and polling firm Edison Research said on Friday the differences between its exit poll of Georgia’s parliamentary election and the official results pointed to “manipulation” of…
Hezbollah willing to bend, not break, for a truce with Israel
The militant group needs a pause in fighting so it can regroup and reorganise, analysts say. Read More
Elderly Americans targeted for some of the costliest cons, and their children can’t stop them
Older people are perceived to have more money and less familiarity with technology. Read More
Georgia says US election disinformation likely coming from Russian troll farms
WASHINGTON – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office said on Thursday “targeted disinformation” circulating online about the Nov. 5 U.S. election was probably a result of “foreign interference attempting…
Harris and Trump campaigns rapidly trade attacks over gender
As Election Day nears, Ms Harris has tried to appeal to moderate Republican and independent women. Read More