Blinken to visit Turkey as U.S.- and Turkish-backed forces clash in Syria
ANKARA – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing stability in Syria: clashes in the north…
Comoros couple released after sentencing for gay sex verdict
MORONI – A court in Comoros released two women on Thursday after a judge found them guilty of engaging in gay sexual activity and sentenced them for a shorter period…
Syrian whose selfie with Merkel went viral wants to stay in Germany
Mr Modamani is now working as a freelancer video journalist for public broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Read More
Three parties combine to keep victorious far-right at bay in east German state
BERLIN – Three parties in the eastern German state of Thuringia joined forces on Thursday to keep the election-winning Alternative for Germany out of power, electing as state premier a…
Russia says it will definitely respond to Ukraine’s latest ATACMS strike
MOSCOW – Russia will definitely respond to Ukraine’s latest use of U.S.-made ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Read More
Finland blocks more Russian property acquisitions
COPENHAGEN – Finland’s ministry of defence said on Thursday it had blocked seven real estate transactions involving two Russian buyers on grounds that allowing the acquisitions to take place could…
Meta donates $1.3m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund
Mr Mark Zuckerberg is one of the tech titans that have reached out to mend ties with Donald Trump. Read More
Suspected Palestinian shooting attack on Israeli bus kills child
NEAR BEIT JALA, West Bank – A suspected Palestinian shooting attack on an Israeli bus in the occupied West Bank killed a child overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, Israeli emergency…
Suspected Palestinian shooting attack on Israeli bus kills child
NEAR BEIT JALA, West Bank – A suspected Palestinian shooting attack on an Israeli bus in the occupied West Bank killed a child overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, Israeli emergency…
After Assad’s ouster, Syrian rebel leader puts his stamp on the state
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT – Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria’s state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, deploying police, installing an interim…