Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a plan to seize 800 hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, the largest land seizure… Read More »Palestinians fear further isolation as Israeli minister announces vast West Bank settlement plans
Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, the latest… Read More »Russian missile and drone attacks damage power plants in central, west Ukraine
The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal’s presidential election and hailed the “unanimous acceptance of… Read More »African Union ‘warmly congratulates’ Senegal’s Faye on presidential election win
An Israeli air strike on Syria’s Aleppo province killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added that Hezbollah… Read More »🔴 Live: Israeli strike kills at least 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo
Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was… Read More »Russia veto ends UN monitoring of N.Korea sanctions after arms transfer probe
Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and… Read More »Humanitarian groups urge leaders to act on threat from extreme heat
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences… Read More »Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow
Senegal’s anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing… Read More »Senegal’s Sall holds ‘courteous’ meeting with president-elect Faye
Russia said Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week’s massacre at a concert hall outside Moscow were linked to “Ukrainian nationalists”, a claim… Read More »Russia links Moscow attack to ‘Ukrainian nationalists’; US rubbishes claim
France has asked its foreign allies to send several thousand members of their security forces to help guard the Paris Olympics, officials said Thursday, underlining… Read More »France seeks help from allies to bolster security during Paris Olympics
