Heavy fighting raged in central and southern Gaza on Wednesday as fears mounted of a regional escalation following a strike in Beirut that killed one of the top Hamas leaders. The strike was widely blamed on Israel but it’s implications for the war remain unclear. Israeli officials have not commented on the strike Tuesday that … Read more
The Russian military said Wednesday it shot down 12 Ukrainian missiles over Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces seek to embarrass Russian President Vladimir Putin and puncture his argument that life in Russia is going on as normal despite the 22-month war. Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation in the regional … Read more
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Somaliland President Muse … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centered 162 kilometers (101 miles) northeast of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. It happened at … Read more
FILE – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with foreign correspondents, July 6, 2023, in Minsk, Belarus. On Monday, Dec. 25, Lukashenko said that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — In a renewed push for respect for democracy in coup-hit West Africa, leaders from across the region kicked off a crucial meeting in Nigeria on Sunday and acknowledged for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of coups have so far met with little success. The 15-nation regional bloc, … Read more
ACEH BESAR, Indonesia — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for weeks. One boat, which had been at sea for about one and a half months and carrying 135 passengers, arrived at a beach in … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro renewed his country’s ambitions of annexing nearly three-quarters of neighboring, oil-rich Guyana, presenting a map on television that showed Guyana’s Esequibo region as under the jurisdiction of Caracas. To a cheering crowd of supporters, Maduro said he would create a Venezuelan state known … Read more
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the country’s oil companies to issue extraction licenses in oil-rich Essequibo, a region in neighboring Guyana—increasing tensions between the two countries and reigniting a longstanding territory dispute. The news comes after more than 95% of Venezuelan voters approved a referendum claiming ownership over land—which makes up more than two-thirds … Read more
Heavy fighting in a region claimed by Sudan and South Sudan has killed at least 32 people, including a U.N. peacekeeper ByEMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press November 19, 2023, 12:41 PM This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo) The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Heavy fighting Sunday in a disputed … Read more