US Supreme Court partly revives Arizona’s proof of citizenship voter law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived part of an Arizona voter law requiring documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, in response to a request ...
Ferry loaded with fuel sinks at Russian port after Ukrainian attack
A ferry loaded with fuel tanks sank in the Russian port of Kavkaz in southern Krasnodar region on Thursday after a Ukrainian attack, local authorities said.
The ferry carrying 30 fuel ...
Fire breaks out at Russian port after Ukrainian attack, authorities say
A fire erupted in the Russian port of Kavkaz in southern Krasnodar region on Thursday following a Ukrainian attack on a ferry loaded with fuel tanks, the local authorities said.
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Israeli demands for troops in Gaza blocking truce deal, sources say
Disagreements over Israel’s future military presence in Gaza and over Palestinian prisoner releases are obstructing a ceasefire and hostage deal, according to ten sources familiar with the round of ...
Oil tanker Sounion ‘poses environmental risk’ after Red Sea attack
A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red Sea now poses an environmental hazard, the EU’s Red ...
west bank attacks
Palestinians describe “brutal” West Bank settler attack
Muawiya Sedeh, a 38 year-old father of five was at home in the West Bank village of Jeit when his house was torched by a band of Jewish settlers, some masked ...
Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from yacht, source says
The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank earlier this week off the coast Sicily during a ...
russian invasion
How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
At midnight at the start of Aug. 6, the ...
UK borrowing exceeds expectations in July, highlighting budget constraints
Britain’s government again borrowed more than expected last month, according to official data released on Wednesday that highlighted the tight financial backdrop for new finance minister Rachel Reeves as ...
Musk’s ban on remote work at X beats disability bias claim for now
A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with disabilities after Elon Musk took over the company and barred ...
Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says
The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft’s inability to handle the weight it ...
Independent US presidential candidate RFK Jr to drop out of race, ABC News reports
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
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Tanker adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea, UK maritime agency says
A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after repeated attacks that started a fire on the vessel and caused the ship to lose power, the UK ...
Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Gaza ceasefire talks, US official says
U.S. President Joe Biden planned to talk by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday about ways to keep a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal alive, ...
Israeli military intelligence head leaves post, takes responsibility for Oct 7 failure
Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend its border on Oct. 7 at his resignation ceremony on Wednesday.
Major General Aharon Haliva, ...
Russian priests bring icon to try to tame depot fire after drone attack
Orthodox priests brought an icon to the scene of a huge fuel depot fire in southern Russia sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack in the hope it would help tame ...
Four bodies retrieved from Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht in Sicily
Four bodies were retrieved on Wednesday from the sunken wreck of a yacht belonging to the wife of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, the Italian fire brigade said, adding that ...
Harris’ main fundraising group raised four times as much as Trump in July
Kamala Harris’ main campaign fundraising group raised four times as much money in July as that raised by Donald Trump’s campaign, according to federal disclosures filed late on Tuesday, ...
Tanker adrift after multiple attacks in the Red Sea, UK maritime agency says
Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after coming under multiple attacks, which sparked a fire on board, the UK maritime agency said.
The vessel ...
Three killed in shooting in school in western Bosnia
Three staff members of a high school in the western Bosnian town of Sanski Most were killed on Wednesday when a school employee shot them and then tried to commit ...
Search resumes for six missing after Mike Lynch’s yacht sank, but hopes dim
Divers resumed a search on Wednesday for survivors after British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s yacht sank off the coast of Sicily amid an intense storm two days ago, though ...
Turkish central bank holds rates at 50 per cent for fifth month
Turkey’s central bank held interest rates steady at 50 per cent for a fifth straight month as expected, and repeated that it remains vigilant to inflation risks even as it ...
GLOBAL WAR
Close Putin ally Chemezov says West risks global war over Ukraine
Sergei Chemezov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says the United States and its Western allies risk triggering a global war if Washington continues to “provoke” the conflict ...
Pakistani pilgrim bus overturns, killing 28, injuring 23 in Iran
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people, state media reported on Wednesday.
The accident took place late on Tuesday in the central ...