World disappointed by the UN now looks elsewhere for answers
September 16, 2023 11:30 PM The UN, once the main forum to try to solve geopolitical disputes, is increasingly on the sidelines. Read More
Prominent Egyptian activist and govt critic jailed for six months
September 16, 2023 10:30 PM A court in Cairo on Saturday sentenced prominent publisher and activist Hisham Kassem, who had recently stepped up his criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s…
EU ministers agree on fiscal reform ‘camino’, aim for year-end deal
September 16, 2023 9:48 PM SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – European Union finance ministers on Saturday backed a timeline calling for the reform of the bloc’s fiscal rules by the…
Dutch police use water cannon to clear climate protesters from highway
September 16, 2023 9:44 PM Dutch police on Saturday used water cannon to clear several hundred people blocking a major highway in The Hague to protest government subsidies for the…
Maltese rescue team finds ‘hundreds’ of dead on Libyan beach
September 16, 2023 9:29 PM A Maltese rescue team found hundreds of dead bodies on a beach in the flood-stricken Libyan city of Derna on Friday, the Malta Civil Protection…
Flood-hit Libyan city counts losses as search for missing goes on
September 16, 2023 8:56 PM DERNA, Libya – Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the coastal city as the…
‘We are accidentally alive’: Muslim cleric in Ukraine reflects on his war experience
September 16, 2023 8:55 PM He also worries about the Muslim communities living under Russian occupation. Read More
‘Out of control’: Washington crime rates soar as cops live in fear of backlash
September 16, 2023 8:40 PM Meetings to devise measures to deal with rising crime usually address the symptoms of a much deeper malaise. Read More
Two ships headed to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to load grain for Asia, Africa
September 16, 2023 7:56 PM They are the first vessels to use a temporary corridor set up by Ukraine to sail into Black Sea ports and load grain. Read More
Russia denies Ukraine has retaken village of Andriivka, near Bakhmut
September 16, 2023 7:52 PM Russia on Saturday denied a Ukrainian claim to have recaptured the devastated eastern village of Andriivka, a stepping stone on the way to the town…