Israeli airstrikes kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say
CAIRO – Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in a part of the enclave under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October,…
Gaza water provider resumes services after Hamas frees employee
GAZA – A Gaza company that operates water desalination plants serving nearly half of the enclave’s population said on Tuesday it had resumed operations after Hamas-led security freed a staff…
Restorers dismantle and reconstruct a historic Cairo neighbourhood
CAIRO – Egyptian restorers are reconstructing a dilapidated neighbourhood in Cairo’s historic centre, dismantling houses and then rebuilding them with materials from the old structures in a model they hope…
Main opposition candidates in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election
BISSAU – Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a 53-year-old ex-army general, is seeking a second term in a November 23 vote, but faces 11 challengers in the West African nation…
Gaza water provider resumes services after Hamas frees employee
GAZA – A Gaza company that operates water desalination plants serving nearly half of the enclave’s population said on Tuesday it had resumed operations after Hamas-led security freed a staff…
Thousands of Tunisian doctors strike, say health system close to collapse
TUNIS – Thousands of young doctors went on strike across Tunisia on Wednesday to demand higher pay and warn of an impending collapse of the health system, part of a…
Trump’s White House tried to dodge a vote on the Epstein files. It failed
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration for weeks tried to stall or head off a vote in Congress to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, but nonetheless…
US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran
VIENNA – Europe’s top three powers and the U.S. have submitted a draft resolution to this week’s meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors demanding answers and…
Russian drones hit Kharkiv, injuring 32 people, Ukrainian officials say
KHARKIV, Ukraine – Russian drones struck apartment buildings in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, injuring 32 people, including two children, sparking fires and forcing dozens of residents to flee their…
UK to build new munitions factories to boost warfighting readiness
LONDON – Britain is to build a network of new munitions factories to boost its warfighting readiness, in a move aimed at restoring domestic production of military explosives for the…