Thousands evacuated as wildfires approach Athens
ATHENS – Thousands of residents are being evacuated from their homes as a large wildfire is spreading towards Athens, with some flames leaping as...
US sends submarine to MidEast as tensions grow
WASHINGTON – The US has sent a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, as tensions grow in the region.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also...
Texas school bans all-black outfits, citing ‘mental health’
AUSTIN – In a Texas school in the United States, wearing an all-black outfit will result in a dress code violation.
Charles Middle School, part...
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new overall leader
GAZA STRIP – After two days of lengthy negotiations in Doha, Qatar, Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as its new overall chief, replacing Ismail...
Nobel winner to lead Bangladesh gov’t
DHAKA – Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus - a longtime political foe of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina - has been named the country's...
Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes in south Lebanon
TEL AVIV – Israel says it has carried out an air strike against what it said was a "military structure" used by the armed...
Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
ABUJA – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of...
China hits Olympics doping doubts
PARIS – “Any doubt is just a joke. Stress only makes us stronger,” Qin Haiyang - a part of China's history-making men’s 4x100m medley...
UN staff fired over possible links to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
GAZA STRIP – Nine staff members at the United Nations (UN) agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, may have been involved in the Oct. 7,...
Euphoria in Bangladesh after Prime Minister flees country
DHAKA – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of deadly anti-government protests, putting an end to her more than two decades...