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Russian foreign minister thanks North Korea for 'unwavering' support in Ukraine war
SERGEI ILNITSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has hailed deepening relations between Russia and North Korea during his two-day diplomatic trip to Pyongya...
Oct 19, 2023
US says initial independent review shows no evidence of bomb strike on Gaza hospital
Dawood Nemer/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A day after the Hamas-led Gaza Health Ministry claimed Israel had attacked the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, saying some 500 Palestinians had bee...
Oct 19, 2023
US-Russian editor detained and charged as foreign agent in Russia, news outlet says
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failure to register as a foreign agent, the news outlet said W...
Oct 19, 2023
Europol director says Islamist terrorism remains the biggest terror threat to Western Europe
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With two deadly acts of terrorism confirmed in Western Europe in the last six days, the European Union's top law enforcement official said she is worried about what might happen ...
Oct 19, 2023
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza an 'unprecedented catastrophe,' UN says
Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An "unprecedented catastrophe" is unfolding for civilians in Gaza, according to the United Nations, which is pleading for Islamic leaders to ...
Oct 18, 2023
What we know about the deadly blast on the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of a devastating blast at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of people and injured many others, chaos, finger-po...
Oct 18, 2023
What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad? Israel blames group for Gaza hospital blast
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Israel has blamed Palestinian Islamic Jihad for a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City Tuesday night. Hundreds of people were reported killed...
Oct 18, 2023
Xi, Putin detail 'deepening' relations between Beijing and Moscow during conference in China
Sergei Guneyev/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- While one war continues to rage in Ukraine and another is threatening to boil over in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping held court in...
Oct 18, 2023
Protests erupt across Middle East and Africa following Gaza hospital explosion
FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Spontaneous protests have erupted overnight across the Middle East and North Africa following a deadly explosion at Gaza’s Al-Ahil Arabi Baptist Hosp...
Oct 18, 2023
Why the tunnels under Gaza pose a major problem for Israel's potential ground invasion
Yousef Masoud/SOPA Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Israel warns of an imminent ground assault in Gaza, one challenge that awaits a potential ground invasion involves a widespread underground t...
Oct 18, 2023