Devastating aftermath of deadly blast in Beirut
People can be seen pacing back and forth searching for their loved ones in the shadow of the limestone mountainside. A mass of boulders, earth and splintered trees can be seen in new drone footage released Tuesday of the devastation from a landslide that wiped out a village in a remote part of Papua New Guinea….
Kyiv angrily rejects proposal from secretary general’s chief of staff, saying it would reward Russian aggression Ukraine could give up territory to Russia in exchange for Nato membership and an end to the war, a senior Nato official has suggested, prompting an angry reaction from Kyiv. Stian Jenssen, the chief of staff to the Nato…
After months of deadlock and more than 15 months of war, Israel and the militant group Hamas reached a fresh Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. The deal includes a six-week initial ceasefire phase and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas of Gaza and the release…
JERUSALEM/GAZA/KFER AZA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Israel hammered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with the fiercest air strikes in its 75-year conflict with the Palestinians, razing entire districts despite a threat from Hamas militants to execute a captive for each home hit. Across the barrier wall enclosing the coastal enclave, Israeli soldiers collected the last…
Putin gambled on Western hesitation, and now a war born of miscalculation grinds on because neither Moscow nor NATO is willing—or able—to force a decisive end. Why did the war in Ukraine start in 2021? As in 2008 and 2012, but unlike 2017 to 2021, Vladimir Putin sensed an American president would not or could…
The Biden administration announced Monday it will expand its asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, cementing tougher standards that will cut off access to protections for many migrants. Monday’s rule finalizes an earlier policy that cut off access to asylum for those who crossed in between ports of entry if border figures ticked above a…