Honduras resumes releasing election results, Trump-backed Asfura maintains lead
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 8 – Honduras’ conservative National Party candidate Nasry Asfura, backed by Donald Trump, edged ahead in the count of the Central American nation’s presidential election on Monday, in…
A weakened Hamas still dominates Gaza, building day by day
Hamas has quickly replaced the commanders killed in the war, said an Israeli military official. Read More
Russia suspends flights at four airports, warns residents of drone attacks
Dec 8 – Several regions in southern and western Russia issued warnings about possible drone attacks, and four southern airports suspended operations over safety concerns early on Tuesday. Read More
UN body urges Britain and Mauritius not to ratify Chagos deal
GENEVA, Dec 8 – A U.N. committee on Monday urged Britain and Mauritius not to ratify a deal seeking to settle the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian…
Cuba denies contacts with the United States over Venezuela’s future
HAVANA, Dec 8 – Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media…
100 Nigerian students rescued, more still with kidnappers
MINNA/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 8 – Nigeria’s government on Monday rescued 100 schoolchildren abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state, in one of the country’s biggest mass kidnappings…
US Supreme Court conservatives poised to back Trump in FTC firing case
The liberal justices said the position taken by the administration would lead to a massive increase in presidential power. Read More
Israeli police raid UN refugee agency UNRWA’s East Jerusalem compound
JERUSALEM, Dec 8 – Israeli authorities entered the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem offices on Monday and raised Israel’s flag, in a raid they said was ordered over unpaid…
Tanzania urges citizens to stay home ahead of expected protests
NAIROBI, Dec 8 – Tanzania’s government warned on Monday that protests planned for Tuesday would be unlawful and amounted to an attempted coup, as security forces deployed heavily in major…
Greek farmers block borders, airport and roads in protest at delayed EU funds
ATHENS, Dec 8 – Protesting Greek farmers closed an airport on the island of Crete, blocked roads and border crossings and hurled rocks at police during a nationwide demonstration on…