Ebola patients, responders flee attack on Congo hospital
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 16 – Ebola patients and responders fled a hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after it was attacked by an angry crowd, a…
Italy’s coalition seeks pardon for jeweller who killed robbers
ROME, July 16 – Italy’s ruling parties on Thursday called for a presidential pardon for a 72-year-old jeweller who killed two robbers after a raid on his shop, saying any…
Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah from Iraq, state news agency says
DUBAI, July 16 – Syrian authorities said on Thursday they had foiled an attempt to smuggle advanced weapons and missiles across the border from Iraq, with state news agency SANA…
Maine ICE shooting puts Republican Senator Susan Collins in political bind
PORTLAND, Maine, July 16 – Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins received a political gift when the withdrawal of her opponent Graham Platner threw the Maine Democratic Party into chaos. Read…
Israel tells Pentagon chief it will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’
Trump has asked Netanyahu to pull Israeli forces out of Syria and Lebanon. Read More
Ukraine’s parliament to elect new government amid outcry over defence chief
KYIV, July 16 – Ukrainian lawmakers will vote on a new wartime government on Thursday amid popular protests over the dismissal of reformist Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at a critical…
Russian regions report deaths, injuries after another night of Ukrainian drone attacks
MOSCOW, July 16 – Authorities in at least three Russian regions reported deaths and injuries inflicted by Ukrainian drone and rocket strikes overnight, as Kyiv’s campaign against Russian energy infrastructure…
Russia says it hits military targets in Kyiv, Ukrainian ports
MOSCOW, July 16 – Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday it hit military and industrial facilities in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, as well as infrastructure at ports in Odesa…
One dead, three presumed dead from capsized boat in San Francisco Bay after search called off
July 15 – The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday called off its search for people missing from a triple-deck pontoon boat that capsized in San Francisco Bay a day earlier,…
Trump administration fires US attorney minutes after his appointment
Roger Rogoff was fired as US attorney in Seattle just 54 minutes after his judicial appointment. Read More