UN envoy to Somalia warns of 'heavy' civilian toll
The UN’s special envoy for Somalia on Thursday issued a stark warning to the Security Council…
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US Navy intercepts 3 missiles fired from Yemen 'potentially' at Israel: Pentagon
A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed…
Read MoreHeaded for Mexico, Hurricane Norma downgraded to still-dangerous Category 3
Hurricane Norma weakened Thursday to a Category 3 storm as it headed for Mexico’s Pacific coast…
Read MoreNasvay chewing tobacco poisons Kyrgyzstan
“We sow tobacco to make extra money” says Askarbek Duisheyev, a farmer in Kyrgyzstan’s…
Read MoreAnimals rescued from Ecuadoran drug lord 'narco-zoos'
Parrots, monkeys, snakes and even jaguars have been seized from so-called “narco-zoos” in…
Read MoreChad opposition 'live in fear' one year after bloody crackdown
On the eve of the first anniversary of the bloody repression of a protest against military rule in Chad,…
Read MoreBesieged Palestinians await aid trucks as Israel pounds Gaza
Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday awaited the arrival of emergency aid promised in a deal struck…
Read MoreRudderless Republicans push US Congress deeper into chaos
Republicans lurched further into disarray Thursday as their nominee to lead the US House of Representatives…
Read MoreEU awards rights prize to Mahsa Amini, Iranian who died in custody
The European Union on Thursday awarded its top rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, to Mahsa Amini, the…
Read MoreBiden to rally Americans on Israel, Ukraine support
US President Joe Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office speech Thursday urging Americans to back military…
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