
Israel strikes Gaza targets after incendiary balloons sent across border
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on what it called Hamas targets in Gaza on Friday, after militants in the enclave launched incendiary balloons towards Israel for the first time in over a year.
2023-09-23 13:19

Sudan war: Army chief Burhan claims he's ready for peace talks
General Burhan's army has been fighting a brutal war against the Rapid Support Forces since April.
2023-09-23 12:52

News channel says Iranian official attacked its journalist in New York
A journalist was attacked on Wednesday evening in New York City by an official who was part of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's camp, a news channel has alleged.
2023-09-23 10:51

The Philippines accuses China's shadowy maritime militia of destroying coral reefs in South China Sea
Vibrant reefs filled with colorful fish and seaweed just two years ago have been turned into a wasteland of crushed corals in the South China Sea and the Philippines says it has identified a culprit -- China's shadowy maritime militia.
2023-09-23 08:17

Netanyahu says Israel is getting closer to 'quantum leap' normalization deal with Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is "likely" Israel will reach a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia, in what would mark a seismic foreign policy shift for both countries as they edge closer to reaching a deal mediated by the US.
2023-09-23 07:53

The counteroffensive may be flagging, but Crimea attack shows Ukraine can still inflict serious damage on the Russian military
The Ukrainian missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is perhaps the most dramatic example yet of the confidence with which Ukraine is going after Russian facilities in occupied Crimea -- and the vulnerability of critically important infrastructure on the peninsula.
2023-09-23 00:17

Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea, official says
Ukraine has launched a missile attack on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol, Crimea, said on Friday.
2023-09-22 19:45

Memorial from broken headstones to mark desecrated Jewish cemetery in Belarus
When a large Jewish cemetery was paved over last century to create a sports ground in Belarus, the headstones were used to make roads and buildings. Recovered remnants are now being used to create a memorial on the site.
2023-09-22 17:55

UK Retail Sales Rebound as Shoppers Return From Wet July
UK retail sales rebounded in August as the return of more settled weather brought consumers back into the
2023-09-22 16:24

Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US
Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades.
2023-09-22 12:50

China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country's civil society.
2023-09-22 10:52

Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists
A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world's lingua franca in the country's education system after years of rising nationalist sentiment under leader Xi Jinping.
2023-09-22 10:20