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Oct 4, 20242 min read
Six migrants die after Mexican soldiers fire on pick-up truck
MEXICO CITY - Six migrants died after Mexican soldiers fired on a group of 33 migrants traveling in a pick-up truck that had tried to...


Oct 4, 20244 min read
Gaza and a ceasefire slip out of focus as Lebanon conflict rages
CAIRO - Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world's attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed dozens more...


Oct 4, 20242 min read
New NATO chief Rutte reaffirms support for Ukraine on Kyiv trip
KYIV - NATO chief Mark Rutte told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "your security matters for ours" on Thursday during his first...


Oct 4, 20243 min read
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
LONDON/PORT LOUIS - Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the...


Oct 4, 20244 min read
Factbox-Democrats, Republicans battle over election rules in Harris-Trump contest
WASHINGTON - The U.S. presidential contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump features an array of legal battles...


Oct 4, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Gulf states sought to reassure Iran of their neutrality in Iran-Israel conflict, sources say
DUBAI - Gulf Arab states sought to reassure Iran of their neutrality in the conflict between Tehran and Israel in meetings in Doha this...


Oct 4, 20242 min read
EXPLAINER-Soccer-The case of Lassana Diarra v FIFA
PARIS - Former France player Lassana Diarra's case against soccer's world governing body FIFA will be ruled on by the Court of Justice of...


Oct 4, 20242 min read
Russian guided bomb hits apartment building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, injures 10
A Russian guided bomb struck a five-storey apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, late on Wednesday, starting fires...


Oct 3, 20241 min read
Qatar's Emir: What is happening in region is 'collective genocide'
DUBAI - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday said the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide" and...


Oct 3, 20243 min read
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark case
SINGAPORE - A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more...


Oct 3, 20241 min read
Two Swedish teenagers charged over blasts near Israel's Copenhagen embassy
COPENHAGEN - Two Swedish teenagers were charged on Thursday with possessing five hand grenades and detonating two of them on a rooftop...


Oct 3, 20242 min read
Weakened but still strong Typhoon Krathon slams into Taiwan, two dead
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - A weakened and "weird" Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, hitting the island with a storm...
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