Concerns are mounting for the safety of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon amid Israel’s ground incursion, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned on Thursday, after Israeli fire resulted in the injury of two…
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Kate joins Prince William for her first public appearance since ending cancer treatment
by adminBritain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July. The visit was…
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Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar
by adminRussian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a “very close” worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting just as the Middle East braces for Israel’s response…
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Nobuyo Oyama, the voice of beloved Japanese anime “Doraemon” for a generation of children across Asia, has died at age 90, her agency confirmed on Friday. Oyama died on September 29 due to old age,…
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UN inquiry accuses Israel of ‘crime of extermination’ through deliberate destruction of Gaza’s health care system
by adminA United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy” of destroying the health care system in Gaza during its year-long conflict with Hamas in attacks it said amount to war crimes. Israel’s actions…
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Helicopter pilot who crashed into a hotel had drunk a ‘significant amount of alcohol,’ report finds
by adminA pilot who died when he crashed a helicopter into a hotel in Australia had “significant blood alcohol content” during the unauthorized flight, according to an official report into the incident. Hundreds of guests and…
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‘Our dreams were falling down the mountain’: American and British climbers stranded in the Himalayas for three days
by adminFay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest to become the first to summit its peak. At more than 6,000 meters (about…
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Italy’s hard-right government set to send sea migrants to Albania in bid to curb arrivals
by adminThe Italian government is facing a new set of challenges as it prepares to open two migrant processing centers in Albania in October where men rescued at sea en route to Italy will be processed for asylum. It’s a move…
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For visually impaired sports fans at stadiums around the world, following a match often means relying on commentators or those around them to describe the action. Now, an Irish startup is looking to create a…
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Palestinians evacuating northern Gaza say they are being shot at by Israeli military
by adminMohammad Sultan, 28, said he and his family fled their house in Jabalya in northern Gaza “due to the intense and continuous bombardments in the area.” When he went back to retrieve food, water and…