Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion...
Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face...
Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they’re not...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Western powers against showing any signs of weakness to Russia as he reiterated his position Thursday...
Ukrainians living under Russian occupation are coerced to vote for Putin
Ukrainians living in regions illegally annexed by Russia are being coerced to vote in the presidential election of their wartime occupier, Vladimir Putin —...
Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has ruled out the payment of ransoms for nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit...
US sanctions three Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on three extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank who are accused of...
A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been laid to rest Thursday,...
British high court rules Australian computer scientist not mysterious bitcoin founder as he claims
LONDON (AP) — Britain's high court ruled Thursday that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed, the mysterious creator of the bitcoin...
Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Pope acknowledges criticism, health issues but says in upcoming memoir he has no plans...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing...