Israel-Hamas hostage deal edges closer despite fierce fighting in Gaza
Hamas gunmen battled Israeli forces trying to push into Gaza’s largest refugee camp on Sunday, but despite the fighting U.S. and Israeli officials said a deal to free ...
Italy’s transgender women thank pope for making them feel ‘more human’
The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kms (20 miles) south of the Vatican.
But for transgender women who live there it had seemed light years away until a rapprochement ...
Social media main source of information in Cyprus
Cypriots use the social media as the main source of information according to the recent findings of a special Eurobarometer.
The most popular source of information in Cyprus was social ...
US official urges Israel to protect civilians in south Gaza
Israel should not embark on combat operations against Hamas in the south of Gaza until military planners have taken into account the safety of fleeing Palestinian civilians, a White House ...
Palestinian Red Crescent, UN agencies evacuate Al Shifa premature babies -statement
Ambulance crews of the Palestinian Red Crescent evacuated 31 premature babies from Shifa Hospital on Sunday in coordination with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office for the Coordination ...
Hamas battles Israeli forces in north Gaza, amid hopes of hostage deal (Updated)
Hamas gunmen battled Israeli forces trying to push into Gaza’s largest refugee camp on Sunday and at least 11 people were killed by an Israeli air strike on a house, ...
UK’s Hunt says won’t implement tax cuts that fuel inflation
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday he would not implement tax cuts that would push up inflation, days before he announces a major budget update that is widely ...
Detained Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released on bail after year in jail
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been detained since his arrest last year for showing support to anti-government protests, was released on bail from Isfahan prison, Iranian human rights group ...
Jailed Russian nationalist Girkin warns of ‘sham’ presidential election (updated)
Pro-war Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who is in custody awaiting trial for inciting extremism, said on Sunday he wanted to run for president even though he understood the March election ...
SpaceX Starship launch failed minutes after reaching space
SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, failed in space shortly after lifting off on Saturday, cutting short its second test but making ...
Britain’s Ocado secures first deal beyond grocery retail
Britain’s Ocado Group (OCDO.L) has secured its first deal outside grocery retail to provide its robotic warehouse technology to a site of drug distributor McKesson Corp’s (MCK....
Senior EU official channels increasing gloom over Russia’s war in Ukraine
A European Union decision next month to launch membership talks with Ukraine is “at risk” and there is no agreement in the bloc to grant Kyiv a further 50 billion euros ($54 ...
Israeli air strikes kill 47 in south Gaza ahead of looming offensive
Israeli air strikes on residential blocks in south Gaza killed at least 47 Palestinians on Saturday, medics said, after Israel again warned civilians to relocate as it girds for an onslaught ...
Turkey will seek to rebuild Gaza if ceasefire achieved – Erdogan
Turkey will make efforts to rebuild damaged infrastructure, hospitals and schools in Gaza if a ceasefire is achieved there, Turkish media on Saturday reported President Tayyip Erdogan as saying.
“If ...
Argentina on knife-edge as election offers clashing visions of the future
Argentine voters are angry and afraid. Which is stronger will tip the balance of the South American country’s presidential election on Sunday and may reshape its diplomatic ties, economic ...
Fan dies at Taylor Swift show in sweltering Rio de Janeiro
A young Brazilian fan of US singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar’s sweltering concert venue amid a record-breaking ...
Jordan doubts Israel can destroy Hamas as Gaza war rages
Jordan’s foreign minister voiced doubt on Saturday that Israel could reach its goal of obliterating Hamas with its heavy bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip long dominated by ...
ChatGPT maker OpenAI ousts CEO Sam Altman
The board of the company behind ChatGPT on Friday fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman – to many, the human face of generative AI – sending shock waves across the tech industry.
OpenAI’...
President Erdogan suggests Germany’s close support for Israel tied to holocaust guilt
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday suggested that Germany supported Israel in the Gaza war out of guilt over the Holocaust and drew a contrast with Turkey, which he said ...
White House blasts Musk’s ‘hideous’ antisemitic lie, advertisers pause on X
The White House condemned Elon Musk’s endorsement of what it called a “hideous” antisemitic conspiracy theory on X, while major U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N, ...
US State Dept OKs potential sale of 400 Tomahawk missiles to Japan -Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 400 Tomahawk missiles and related equipment to Japan in a deal valued at $2.35 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday.
The ...
US, Ukraine announce military industry conference next month
Ukraine and the United States will hold a military industry conference in Washington on Dec. 6 and 7, Ukrainian and U.S. officials said on Friday.
Kyiv is ramping up efforts to ...
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice care at home
Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has entered hospice care at home, Carter Center said in a statement on Friday.
“She and ...
Greeks march to commemorate 1973 student uprising
Thousands of Greeks marched peacefully through the streets of Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a violently quashed student uprising in 1973 that helped topple the then- military ...