Israeli drone strike kills 5 in southern Lebanon, including 3 children
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon’s…
Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The Taliban government on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air…
Israel kills 34 people in Gaza, say health officials, ahead of UN meeting
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 34 people in Gaza City overnight, including children, said health…
Taliban release British couple detained for months
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban released on Friday a British couple held in Afghanistan for…
Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available”…
British spy chief says he sees no evidence Putin wants to negotiate peace in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (AP) — There is “absolutely no evidence” that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin wants to negotiate peace in…
US vetoes UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had…
More say Israel has gone too far in Gaza conflict: poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S.…
Saudi Arabia signs defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack…
Russia-Belarus exercises show off Moscow’s conventional and nuclear military might
A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation. NATO…
Australia offers to extend Papua New Guinea’s Parliament House as gift for independence anniversary
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as…
WTO’s fisheries subsidy ban takes effect
GENEVA (AP) — A World Trade Organization agreement aimed at reducing overfishing took effect Monday, requiring countries to…