Nine dead and hundreds sick with diarrhea in typhoon-struck Philippines
Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhea in areas of the Philippines hit by a typhoon last month, and aid officials warned of a health crisis…
Biden to speak to Ukraine’s leader after warning Russia not to invade
US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky will speak by phone Sunday amid growing fears that a Russian military rally near the border with its pro-Western neighbor…
Sudanese Security Deploys to Block Anti-Coup Demonstrations
Sudanese security forces deployed in large numbers on Sunday, setting up roadblocks in the capital Khartoum amid calls for pro-democracy demonstrations in “memory of the martyrs” killed in recent protests.…
France removes EU flag from Arc de Triomphe after right-wing uproar
French authorities removed a temporary installation of the European Union flag from the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris on Sunday after right-wing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron accused him…
Africa mine blast injures Bangladeshi peacekeepers
Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured when their vehicle ran over a mine in the troubled northwest of the Central African Republic, the UN mission said on Saturday. Two were seriously…
4 dead after gas explosion that destroys a Belgian apartment block
Four people were killed in a gas explosion that destroyed two apartment blocks in northern Belgium on New Year’s Eve, the local mayor told AFP on Saturday. Two women survived…
North Korea’s Kim Says He Will Focus On The Economy And Food Production By 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put the economy front and center in an agenda-setting speech at the end of a key meeting of the ruling party, state media reported…
Ukrainian soldier killed as tensions with Russia rise
Ukraine said on Saturday that one of its soldiers was killed in a clash with pro-Moscow separatists, as the United States again warned Russia against any attack on the country.…
Gaza rockets fall into the sea off Tel Aviv
Two rockets fired from Gaza early Saturday fell into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tel Aviv, the Israeli army said, with no injuries reported. “Earlier this morning, two…
The world mourns anti-apartheid icon Tutu, ‘warrior for justice’
South Africa began a week of mourning on Monday for revered apartheid fighter Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate passed away on Sunday at the age of 90,…