Biden’s pick for US ambassador to Israel advances out of committee
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 to advance the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US amb...
Israel to ban U.N. officials after sec-general says Hamas attack didn’t happen ‘in a vacuum’
Israel on Wednesday said it will deny visas to United Nations officials “to teach them a lesson,” following recent comments by the...
Gold One mine 'hostage situation': South African miner feared for his life
Workers began emerging from the mine on Wednesday morningWorkers at a South African mine have resurfaced after being held undergro...
On ruins of Avdiivka: National Police post photos of dogs living under Russian attacks
In Ukraine not only people but also animals are suffering due to the war. It is especially difficult for them to survive near the ...
UN chief says remarks about Hamas that sparked resignation calls were misrepresented
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that his recent remarks about the militant group Hamas were misrepresented ...
Ugandan teenage cancer patient: How a bed saved my life
Dorcas CheropWhen 14-year-old Dorcas Cherop's family was told she needed to undergo at least a year's treatment in Uganda for blad...
Germany to allocate €195 million to support Ukraine's energy and business sectors
Svenja Schulze, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, announced on Wednesday her intention to allocate...
What Biden’s foreign policy speech means for Ukraine
Joe BidenLet's call a spade a spade. Biden said the right things about Ukraine, but it's not that simple. U.S. President Joe Biden...
Zelenskyy to address EU leaders at summit this week
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the participants of the European Union summit to be held in Brussels on 26-27 October v...
US steps up Guatemala sanctions threat over election dispute
1 / 2US steps up Guatemala sanctions threat over election disputeFILE PHOTO: March in support of democracy in Guatemala CityBy Sof...
Where House Speaker Mike Johnson stands on Ukraine, Israel
Where House Speaker Mike Johnson stands on Ukraine, IsraelHouse Republican Vice Chair Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) became the chamber...
Russian army attempts to advance on 7 fronts – General Staff report
66 combat clashes took place at the front, the Russians tried to advance on seven fronts over the past day.Source: General Staff o...
As corruption costs lives on battlefield, Ukrainians demand change
Clad in black, Iryna Olyanska welcomes mourners to a memorial service for her only son, Artem, being held at a local restaurant 40...
Russia suddenly holds training on how to respond to "enemy nuclear strike"
The Russian top military command has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the training of Russia’s Strategic Nuclear Fo...
Days instead of months: Defence Ministry approves drone samples for first time under new procedure
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, for the first time, has approved new models of drones under a simplified procedure, which was approved...
Gaza crisis: After strategic gains, Iran pivots to prevent losses
Iran’s stark warning to Israel about triggering a wider regional war – with Iran-allied militias attacking on three fronts, if Isr...
Russian drones on night of 24-25 October likely targeted Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant – Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an address on 25 October, confirmed that the Russian drones flying over Ukraine on the...
Russian parliament’s upper house votes to revoke nuclear test ban treaty ratification
Russia’s upper house of parliament voted to revoke the country’s ratification of a nuclear test ban treaty on Tuesday, an idea fir...
Putin’s plan for the rest of the war
These days, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is in China for the Belt and Road ForumPutin realizes that he has already become a cri...
Middle East paying price of Biden White House removing Houthis from terrorist list, experts say
Critics have urged the United States to consider reclassifying the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization as the Iran-backed...
Tanzanian family's desperate search for missing student in Israel
Joshua Mollel landed in Israel three weeks before the deadly attackThe father of a 21-year-old Tanzanian, who has been missing sin...
Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces create new unit to inspect cultural monuments in combat areas
The press service for Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Forces (part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) has reported that a new unit comp...
Ankara clears way for Stockholm’s NATO bid, Budapest holds out
Turkish flagTurkey’s Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmus has signed Sweden’s NATO accession protocol and sent it for d...
France's Macron seeks international support for his proposal to build a coalition against Hamas
1 / 11Israel Palestinians France EgyptFrench President Emmanuel Macron talks to journalists on the tarmac of Cairo airport, Egypt,...
Most of Gaza is poor, but Hamas has cash. Where does it come from?
The unemployment rate in Gaza is 47% and more than 80% of its population lives in poverty, according to the United Nations. Hamas,...
Kenyan soldier killed in DR Congo rebel mortar attack
The East African force has faced heavy criticism from DR Congo for failing to stop the violenceA Kenyan soldier attached to the Ea...
California's Newsom has surprise meeting in Beijing with China's Xi , gets torched for climate 'fearmongering'
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday – a trip bla...
ROC priest in Sumy sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying
The priest collected data on the number of soldiers in the region and their weaponsA priest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) i...
Russia simulates nuclear strike after lawmakers revoke test ban treaty ratification
Russia’s military conducted drills Wednesday and simulated a nuclear strike just hours after the upper house of the Russian parlia...
Putin oversees Russian military drill simulating 'massive retaliatory nuclear strike': reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw military drills Wednesday, including the simulation of a nuclear strike, more than 20 mon...
Parliament's Defence Committee suggests mobilising not only to Armed Forces but also to companies of military-industrial complex
Ukraine could mobilise not only the ranks of the Armed Forces but also the enterprises of the military-industrial complex.Source: ...
Israel withholding visas for UN officials after Hamas comments: 'Teach them a lesson'
Tensions between Israel and the United Nations are heightened after a series of comments about Hamas led to U.N. visas being denie...
Environmental groups call for deep-sea mining moratorium ahead of UN meeting
Several environmental groups have urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where members...
Defense Ministry approves new UAVs for the military under expedited procedure
DronesUkraine’s Defense Ministry has for the first time approved the procurement of several new models of unmanned aerial vehicles...
Politico: White House sells Ukraine aid as economic boon at home
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has been quietly urging Democratic and Republican lawmakers to highlight the domestic ec...
Biden congratulates new speaker of the House of Representatives, urges him to support aid to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden congratulated Republican Mike Johnson on his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives and urged ...
Crusty creatures with ‘rather complex’ genitalia found in caves. It’s a new species
Deep within a cave in Brazil, a crusty creature crawled along the moist, rocky ground. Something about the subterranean animal cau...
Putin warns Israel-Hamas conflict could spread beyond Middle East, condemns Gaza bombing
By Andrew OsbornOct 25 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Israel's conflict with Hamas could spread wel...
India eases a visa ban a month after Canada alleged its involvement in a Sikh separatist's killing
People protest outside the Indian Consulate, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian ...
Russia halts pay to Ukrainian teachers in occupied territories, Kyiv says
Occupants have not paid teachers' salaries for three monthsRussian occupation “authorities” have not paid salaries to Ukrainian te...