ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan — A 6.3 magnitude quake on Oct. 7 killed and injured thousands of people in Afghanistan’s west. Three months on, survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives. Some families are living in canvas-colored tents in Zinda Jan district, the quake’s epicenter in the province of Herat, where every home was flattened. People … Read more
CAIRO — Sudan’s warring generals agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to establish a cease-fire and initiate political talks to end the country’s devastating war, an African regional bloc said Sunday. Meanwhile, Sudan’s government ordered the expulsion of 15 diplomats from the United Arab Emirates over Abu Dhabi’s alleged support of … Read more
We need to talk about Ukraine. While the world’s attention has been focused on the war between Israel and Hamas, grim tremors have been shaking that rich, black soil. Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed – or, in Volodymyr Zelensky’s words, “did not achieve the desired results”. As exhausted Ukrainians fall back from Russia’s ramparts and minefields, … Read more
PARIS — When flames tore into Notre Dame in 2019, people who worked in the cathedral felt orphaned. But as the world-famous Paris landmark’s reopening draws closer, they are beginning to picture their return to the place they call home and are impatient to breathe life back into its repaired stonework and vast spaces. The … Read more
A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan breathed her last while attending her Brazil concert amid Eras tour due to extreme heat Taylor Swift is leaning on her lover Travis Kelce to find solace after her 23-year-old fan died of cardiac arrest due to extreme heat at the venue of her Brazil show amid Eras tour. According … Read more
Marcus Smart, the longtime Boston Celtics captain, will not be able to face his former team on Sunday due to a sprained ankle. The Grizzlies will host the Eastern Conference powerhouse with a badly undermanned roster. For Smart, this was a game he had encircled in his calendar after he was sent to Memphis by … Read more
A federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday that could gut the Voting Rights Act, saying only the federal government — not private citizens or civil rights groups — is allowed to sue under a crucial section of the landmark civil rights law. The decision out of the 8th Circuit will almost certainly be appealed … Read more
Some 25 Russian invaders were killed, another 30 injured, and eight vehicles destroyed in a Ukrainian artillery attack on a Russian convoy of 11 supply trucks near occupied Hladkivka in Kherson Oblast’s Skadovsk district, Ukrainian military reported on Nov. 10. They included a video of the blaze. Screenshot from the video from t.me/operativnoZSU Read also: … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Who is going to run Gaza when this terrible war is over? After a month of fighting, no one can provide a clear answer. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly announced Monday, in an interview with ABC News, that Israel would be responsible for Gaza’s overall … Read more
Comment on this storyComment ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In western Afghanistan’s Zinda Jan district, Saturday’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck without warning. By all accounts, the windy day began as usual, with villagers heading out to their sheds and fields in the chilly morning temperatures, women doing their daily chores and children playing in the mud brick houses … Read more