Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba

Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine.

Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba
Americas|News|Sports|World

FIFA rejects Argentina complaint over Olympics VAR ruling, soccer association says

FIFA, the world's soccer governing body, has rejected Argentina's complaints over a last-minute equalizer being ruled out in the Summer Olympics' opening match against Morocco

FIFA rejects Argentina complaint over Olympics VAR ruling, soccer association says
Asia|Education|News|World

Japan's Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history

The UNESCO World Heritage committee has decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit about its dark history of abusing wartime Korean laborers

Japan's Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history
Asia|World

Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes

Southeast Asian top diplomats have condemned violence in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war and urged for “practical” means to defuse rising tensions in the South China Sea during the last of the three-day regional talks with allies including the U.S., Russia and China

Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes
MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden, Jordan's king discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

U.S. President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza during a call on Friday, the two sides said.

Biden, Jordan's king discuss Gaza ceasefire talks
News|Political|World

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu
World

Italy's mafia turns to white-collar crime as murder, extortion fall out of favor

Italy's mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days.

Italy's mafia turns to white-collar crime as murder, extortion fall out of favor
News|World

Israeli troops battle Palestinian fighters in Gaza city of Khan Younis

Israeli troops battled Palestinian fighters in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and destroyed tunnels and other infrastructure, as they sought to suppress small militant units that

Israeli troops battle Palestinian fighters in Gaza city of Khan Younis
MidEast|News|World

With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison

After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and

With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison
News|Political|Sports|World

Olympics-Silence the guns for Paris Games, says UN's Guterres

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged countries around the world to stop armed conflict as part of the Olympic truce, with the Paris 2024

Olympics-Silence the guns for Paris Games, says UN's Guterres
MidEast|News|Political|World

Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria

Following the most violent anti-Syrian riots to date in Turkish areas with large Syrian refugee populations, Turkey and Syria are on a delicate path to rapprochement that will affect the Middle East.

Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria
News|Political|World

Martin Indyk, former US ambassador to Israel, dies at 73

Martin Indyk, former US ambassador to Israel, dies at 73

Martin Indyk, former US ambassador to Israel, dies at 73
MidEast|News|Political|World

Trump meets with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House

Trump meets with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House

Trump meets with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House
Asia|Crime|News|World

Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say

Officials say at least 26 people have been killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north, and eight villagers remain missing

Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
MidEast|Political|World

Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk about the war in Gaza

Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu
Americas|Political|World

The woman behind Venezuela’s upstart opposition movement

The woman behind Venezuela’s upstart opposition movement

The woman behind Venezuela’s upstart opposition movement
Business|News|Technology|World

Israel's Netanyahu meets Musk after congressional address

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Washington on Wednesday after his address to the U.S. Congress.

Israel's Netanyahu meets Musk after congressional address
Europe|News|World

Russian drone debris found in Romania, NATO says no sign of intentional attack

Romania said it found Russian drone fragments on its territory on Thursday and NATO said it saw no sign of an intentional attack on the alliance's territory after Moscow troops fired

Russian drone debris found in Romania, NATO says no sign of intentional attack
News|Political|World

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering while telling Netanyahu to get ceasefire deal done

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering while telling Netanyahu to get ceasefire deal done

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering while telling Netanyahu to get ceasefire deal done
Economy|News|World

Pentagon finds another $2 billion of accounting errors for Ukraine aid

The Pentagon has found $2 billion worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine, increasing the

Pentagon finds another $2 billion of accounting errors for Ukraine aid
News|World

US not seen a detailed post-war plan from Israel, Gen. Brown says

The top U.S. general said on Thursday Israel still has not shared much of its "day after" planning for Gaza once the war with Hamas ends.

US not seen a detailed post-war plan from Israel, Gen. Brown says
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh says it forgot to remove UN logos from vehicles as it contained unrest

Bangladesh has said that it forgot to remove U.N. markings from vehicles during an army-enforced curfew to contain deadly violence that spread

Bangladesh says it forgot to remove UN logos from vehicles as it contained unrest
News|Sports|World

As Paris Olympics kick off, Gazans seek refuge in soccer

Inspired by the Olympics worlds away in Paris, some Palestinian youths played soccer against each other at a school sheltering the displaced in the war-torn Gaza Strip

As Paris Olympics kick off, Gazans seek refuge in soccer
News|Political|World

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

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