US urges appeals court to reject Trump immunity claim in 2020 election case
December 31, 2023 4:18 AM U.S. prosecutors on Saturday urged a federal appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot face criminal charges for seeking to…
Netanyahu says Israel should control Gaza-Egypt border zone
December 31, 2023 3:43 AM He predicts the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts will last many more months. Read More
Russia strikes civilian targets in Kharkiv, at least 8 wounded – officials
December 31, 2023 2:48 AM KHARKIV, Ukraine – A Russian attack on central Kharkiv on Saturday injured eight people, striking a medical institution, apartment buildings and other civilian sites, the…
Israeli ex-hostage says she feared being raped by Gaza captor
December 31, 2023 2:28 AM Mia Schem said the presence of the Hamas gunman’s wife in the house had given her some reassurance. Read More
Israeli forces kill Palestinian after car ramming
December 31, 2023 2:19 AM It comes a day after Israeli troops shot dead another Palestinian who the military said rammed a car into people near Hebron. Read More
Burundi’s president says gay people should be stoned
December 31, 2023 1:38 AM Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already…
Palestinian group says captive Israeli soldier killed in Gaza by Israeli air strike
December 31, 2023 1:28 AM The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said on Saturday that an Israeli soldier being held captive by the group…
French couple planning to ‘sacrifice’ five-year-old son arrested in Spain
December 31, 2023 12:05 AM Both parents had “psychiatric problems” and were the subject of a European arrest warrant for the abduction of a minor. Read More
Georgian billionaire ex-PM Ivanishvili returns to politics before election
December 30, 2023 11:03 PM Former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire widely held to wield huge political influence, said on Saturday he was returning to frontline politics after…
Serbian opposition demands annulment of Dec. 17 vote
December 30, 2023 10:53 PM Thousands gathered in a square in in central Belgrade on Saturday in the biggest protest yet over parliamentary and municipal elections on Dec. 17, results…