Count Binface becomes Britain’s most successful comedy candidate
CLACTON-ON-SEA, England, Aug 14 – Surrounded by more than 30 other prospective parliamentarians including three “loonies” and someone from the Everyone is God party, Count Binface basked in the greatest…
Lebanon’s creative talent suffers as Iran war squeezes Gulf economies
BEIRUT, Aug 14 – For decades, the Gulf served as the center of gravity for much of Lebanon’s creative talent, with swathes of designers and marketing executives flocking to its…
Siege in Palestinian village draws US criticism as Israeli settlers dig in
QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 14 – Jewish settlers set up a tent outside a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank on Friday before Israeli…
Russia jails man for 23 years for spying for Poland
LONDON, Aug 14 – A Russian man has been convicted by a Moscow court of spying for Poland and sentenced to 23 years in a penal colony, the Federal Security…
French taxpayers’ data stolen in cyberattack, French Finance Ministry says
Data of close to 700,000 taxpayers were stolen, according to FrenchBreaches. Read More
France evacuates 525 as another wildfire hits southwestern pine woods
LUGLON, France, Aug 14 – French authorities evacuated 525 villagers after a wildfire broke out in the pine woods of the southwestern Landes region, near an area already devastated by…
The Palestinian freshwater springs being seized by Israeli settlers
FASAYIL, West Bank, Aug 14 – On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one…
American missionary kidnapped in Niger said to be released, NYT reports
Aug 13 – Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot who was kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey in October last year, has been released and is in U.S. hands, the New…
Drone attacks spark fire at Russian energy export port of Ust-Luga, governor says
Aug 14 – Firefighters were battling flames on Friday at Russia’s Baltic Sea port Ust-Luga, a major energy exports hub, after a fire sparked by a drone attack, regional governor…
Latvia shoots down drone in its airspace, Finland restricts parts of Baltic Sea
Aug 14 – Fighter jets on a NATO air defence mission have shot down a drone that entered the airspace of Latvia, a NATO and European Union member, early on…