Israeli forces on Thursday moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank. Our correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more.
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory.
A Russian drone attack on a train carrying hundreds of passengers in southern Ukraine killed two people on Thursday. Our correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze tells us more.
More than 30 countries, including France, the United Kingdom and Canada, have condemned Iran’s use of capital punishment, saying in a joint statement on Wednesday the Islamic Republic was executing protesters to “silence dissent”. Tehran accused its critics of hypocrisy.
Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American, in what the US ambassador called a “horrific act of terror” on Thursday. We discuss the situation with our…
Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly hired to plan an “execution” targeting a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk said it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia”…
Mali President Assimi Goïta on Thursday pardoned a French national who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Last year, Mali’s military-led government accused Yann Vézilier, an official from the French embassy, of being involved in a plot to destabilise the…
Zambians went to the polls Thursday in an election focused on economic hardships in the copper-rich nation, where President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term.
Israeli forces on Thursday moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank.
A federal judge in Miami will hear arguments Thursday over whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking.…