Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment, Israelis protest
CAIRO – More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests calling for hostages…
Spain calls wildfires one of its worst disasters in years
Blazes that flared across Spain in August have killed 4 people and forced thousands to evacuate. Read More
Belgian PM says best to leave frozen Russian funds in Euroclear for now
BERLIN – Russian state assets frozen since the start of the Ukraine war should stay in the Euroclear securities repository in Belgium for now, the Belgian prime minister said on…
France in political crisis after PM Bayrou’s confidence-vote gamble
PARIS – France lurched into a political crisis after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou gambled on a confidence vote, with little hope of any quick solution to fix its ailing public…
Worker killed in Russian attack on coal mine in eastern Ukraine, company says
KYIV – One miner was killed and three were injured in a Russian attack on a coal mine owned by Ukraine’s largest energy company DTEK near front lines in the…
Trump administration weighs sanctions on officials implementing EU tech law, sources say
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc’s landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar with the matter…
Lithuania parliament gives nod to likely prime minister Ruginiene
VILNIUS – Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of letting Social Affairs Minister Inga Ruginiene seek to form a new cabinet, bringing her a step closer to leading the…
Lithuania parliament gives nod to likely prime minister Ruginiene
VILNIUS – Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of letting Social Affairs Minister Inga Ruginiene seek to form a new cabinet, bringing her a step closer to leading the…
Iran, European powers meet in Geneva as threat of sanctions looms large
GENEVA – Senior officials from Iran and Europe’s top three powers are due to meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss the Westerners’ demand that Iran revive nuclear inspections and…
1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN
It warned that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough. Read More