PALESTINIAN Territories- Israel launched deadly air strikes on Rafah on Thursday, after threatening to send troops in to hunt for Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city where around 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. International concern has spiralled over Gaza's escalating civilian...
VALENCIA, Spain-At least four people have died in a huge fire that gutted a multi-storey apartment block in Spain's eastern port city of Valencia on Thursday, the emergency services said. Another 14 people were injured, according to an earlier report. "It can be confirmed that four people have...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States-President Joe Biden had a private, emotional meeting with the widow and daughter of Alexei Navalny in California on Thursday, as his administration prepared to announce fresh sanctions against Russia over the death of the Kremlin opposition leader. In this photo...
AFP BEIJING, China–China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions. Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a...
This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on February 21, 2024 shows a damaged building, where four residents were wounded, after night attack to Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian bombing raids killed three people including a...
Flowers are seen placed around a portrait of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial in front of the former Russian consulate in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 19, 2024, three days after Navalny died in a Russian Arctic prison. Alexei Navalny was a...
Protestors wear CGT union jacket during a strike of the Eiffel Tower's staff, over the financial management of the monument by the city, closing the monument to the public during the second week of the French school holidays, in Paris on February 20, 2024. Unions of the operating company of the...
TAIPEI, Taiwan–Taiwan's coast guard said on Thursday a Chinese boat that capsized during a chase was trying to evade a patrol vessel and "lost its balance" in a deadly incident condemned by Beijing. It gave more details about the incident after China accused Taiwanese authorities of...
This screen grab obtained by AFPTV from Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency made on February 21, 2024, shows Maxime Kouzminov, a Russian pilot who defected for Ukraine. The death of a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine remained shrouded in mystery on February 20, 2024, with Spanish...
LONDON, United Kingdom—Lawyers for the United States on Wednesday urged a UK court to block a last-ditch bid by Julian Assange to appeal his extradition there to face espionage charges. TOPSHOT - Demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside of the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—At least two people died and two more were injured when a bridge under construction collapsed in the Netherlands on Wednesday, Dutch officials said. Photo from AFP "An industrial accident occurred while building a bridge. Unfortunately, this resulted in two fatalities....
SEOUL, South Korea—Pregnant women had C-sections cancelled and cancer treatments were postponed Wednesday as the number of South Korean trainee doctors to walk off the job over proposed reforms swelled, officials and local reports said. Doctors hold placards reading "Stop populist medical...
