In a makeshift tent city in the southern Gaza Strip teeming with thousands of displaced people, three cats called Simsim,…
Israeli troops fight Hamas in north Gaza, hospitals in firing line
Israeli forces fought Hamas militants through shell-blasted buildings in the north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday and both sides…
U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink
A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict.…
Private jets of Russian oligarchs keep flying but not to Europe
In the two years before the war in Ukraine, a private Boeing 737 linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov criss-crossed…
High levels of dust in atmosphere
High concentrations of dust were recorded in the atmosphere again on Thursday, prompting the labour inspection department to warn the…
Blinken concerned by growing Russia-North Korea military ties
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he shared South Korean concerns about growing military cooperation between North…
LIV Golf announces first-ever transfer window
LIV Golf will allow player trades through a transfer window for the 2024 season, the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit announced on…
Paris Olympics organisers stick with Tahiti as surfing site
Paris 2024 organisers are sticking to their choice of Tahiti’s Teahupo’o site for the Olympics surfing competition despite local opposition…
Russia’s VTB in Europe changes name as it liquidates
The European subsidiary of Russia’s VTB (VTBR.MM) is changing its name after its parent refused to allow it to operate…
Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says
Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican’s doctrinal…