Niger deposed President Mohamed Bazoum’s son freed by coup leaders
The son of Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum has been released by a military tribunal after spending more than five months in
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Papua New Guinea Orders Military to Restore Order After Unrest
The government of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday ordered the military to restore order in the capital, Port Moresby, after a dispute
Tortured after standing up to ‘Daddy’
The BBC reveals how the late megachurch leader TB Joshua, who is accused of committing sexual crimes on a mass scale, locked
Ecuador in Crisis: What to Know
Violence erupted across Ecuador this week after a well-known gang leader disappeared from prison. Explosions, looting, gunfire and burning vehicles were reported,
More than 200 people died since Japan’s New Year’s quakes. 7 of them died in shelters
TOKYO (AP) — As of Wednesday, 203 deaths were reported following the 7.6 magnitude quake that slammed the western coastline of Japan
Ecuador Plunges Into Crisis Amid Prison Riots, Kidnappings
Gunmen wearing masks stormed a television station in Ecuador’s largest city on Tuesday, taking anchors and staff hostage and exchanging gunfire with
Gabriel Attal picked as France’s youngest PM
French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency,
MSG Withdraws Bid to Build Vegas-Style Sphere in London
What happens in Vegas, it turns out, really does stay in Vegas. The American company behind the Sphere, the gargantuan orb that
Canada reverses course after blocking Russian anti-war activist’s citizenship
Canada has reversed course after initially blocking a Russian anti-war activist from receiving citizenship because she had run afoul of Moscow’s harsh
Habeck says Germany can find ‘clear words’ on Gaza war
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck sees a special role for Berlin in dealing with the Gaza war in view of its close
Ethiopia-Somaliland army chiefs meet amid regional tensions
The army chiefs of landlocked Ethiopia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland have been discussing military co-operation as concern grows over a
Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Blinken Visits Israel
Israel has long seen Hezbollah, with thousands of trained fighters and a deep arsenal of rockets and other weapons, as the most
Danish appeals court upholds guilty verdicts for 3 Iranians convicted on terror charges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish appeals court on Tuesday upheld guilty verdicts for three members of an Iranian separatist group convicted
South Korea Bans Dog Meat, a Now-Unpopular Food
South Korea’s lawmakers on Tuesday outlawed the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human consumption, a centuries-old practice that is unpopular
South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade
South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027.
Pope Francis Calls For Global Ban on Surrogacy
Pope Francis on Monday called surrogate motherhood a “despicable” practice that should be universally banned for its “commercialization” of pregnancy, including the
Hamas rocket expert killed in Syria, Hezbollah man killed in Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a rocket expert from the Islamist Hamas in Syria on Monday, the IDF said in a
Loose Bolts and Cabin Pressure Examined in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident
United Airlines said on Monday that it had found loose bolts securing panels to its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that are
Hamas rocket expert killed in Syria, Hezbollah man killed in Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a rocket expert from the Islamist Hamas in Syria on Monday, the IDF said in a
French Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, Resigns
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne of France resigned on Monday ahead of a widely expected cabinet reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron, as he
‘To confuse & locate air defenses’ – Why Russia throws so many munitions at sleeping Ukrainian cities
While Russia attacked Ukraine in a mass multi-wave missile and drone attack for the third time in 10 days on Jan. 8, they did
Israel Says It Has Begun to Scale Back War: Live Updates
Israel, which said over the weekend that it had successfully dismantled Hamas’s military structure in the north of the Gaza Strip, said
300,000 Ukrainians become solo entrepreneurs in 2023, primarily in retail, IT, personalized services
More than 304,000 new individual entrepreneurs and 37,000 new companies were registered in Ukraine in 2023, according to an article published by
Exhausted, on the Defensive and at ‘Hell’s Gate’ in Ukraine
ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine — Under the cover of darkness, leaning forward under the weight of packs and rifles, a squad of soldiers
‘We thought it was heaven but then terrible things happened’
TB Joshua, a charismatic Nigerian leader of one of the world’s biggest evangelical churches, secretly committed sexual crimes on a mass scale,
West Bank Violence Rises as Israel Vows to Wipe Out Hamas in Gaza
JERUSALEM — As the war in the Gaza Strip ended its third month on Sunday, with top diplomats touring the region to
Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by
Baerbock meets Israeli Foreign Minister Katz
Visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock met her new Israeli counterpart Israel Katz in Jerusalem on Sunday. Katz thanked her for Germany’s
Food supply in Gaza ‘deteriorating’, Blinken says
The food supply for hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip has deteriorated, according to US Secretary of State Antony
Ukraine’s SBU shakes up military industry in unannounced raids – NV interview
Ukraine’s SBU security service has conducted unannounced inspections of employees of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, Tetyana Nikolayenko, a journalist with Ukrainian news outlet
Israel Says it Dismantled Hamas Operations in Northern Gaza: Live Updates
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, right, meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece in Crete on Saturday.Credit…Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Antony J.
Japan Earthquake Survivor in Her 90s Rescued After Five Days
Police and other rescue workers pulled a woman in her 90s out from under a collapsed house on Saturday in western Japan,
Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla
When a wildlife cameraman was invited to film the gradual exposure of a gorilla family to humans, deep in the forests of
Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says
The Israeli army says it has “completed the dismantling” of Hamas’s command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari
Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Kill 11 Civilians
Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that Russian missile strikes on a city and a village close to the eastern frontline had killed
Ukrainian parliament to decide on new conscription law next week
The parliamentary Committee on National Security is set to make a decision on a new bill reforming Ukraine’s conscription system next week,
Boeing’s 737 Max 9 and the Alaska Airline Grounding: What to Know
An emergency landing on Friday of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in Portland, Ore., led the company to ground
Polish minister to sign deal with farmers blocking Shehyni-Medyka crossing
Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski is expected to sign an agreement with farmers blocking the Shehyni-Medyka crossing with Ukraine on Jan. 6
Election Will Further Test Bangladesh’s Ailing Democracy
There is little doubt that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will seize a fourth consecutive term when Bangladesh goes to the polls on
Atesh, the group spying on Russians in occupied Crimea
“I had a hunch that someone was watching me. My heart was pounding.” A man, who we’re calling Agent One, takes photos