At least eight people stabbed in northern England
At least eight people were stabbed in the northern English town of Southport on Monday, with some of the victims being transferred to a children’s hospital, ambulance officials said. Merseyside…
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South Africa’s ANC kicks former president Jacob Zuma out of party he once led
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led. “Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of…
Women and girls in Sudan subjected to widespread sexual violence by warring parties, report finds
One woman sleeps with a knife under her pillow, in the hope she can protect herself against armed men who might storm her house at night. Another was raped “repeatedly…
North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
Some 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea’s border with China over the weekend in efforts supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s state media reported…
Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro reelected as president, election authorities say
Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader of Venezuela, has been reelected as president, the country’s election authority has announced, amid allegations of electoral irregularities by the opposition. With 80% of votes…
Top Olympics official ‘deeply sorry’ for introducing South Korea as North Korea during opening ceremony
Olympics organizers have “deeply apologized” to South Korea over a “human error” that saw its 143 athletes wrongly introduced as North Korean at the opening ceremony. The mishap occurred on…
‘They were just kids. What did they do wrong?’: In Majdal Shams, a town caught between Israel and Hezbollah mourns its young
Eleven-year-old Alma was daddy’s little girl. She used to get away with anything she wanted. Her father, Ayman Fakhr al-Din said she was always filled with energy and loved playing…
Israeli attacks kill at least 19 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza
Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians, including children, and injured numerous others across Gaza on Sunday, according to health officials and Gaza’s Civil Defense. Gaza’s Civil Defense said another…
What is the Golan Heights and who are the Druze?
Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have reached new heights in the wake of a deadly rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The strike on Saturday…
The Israel-Hezbollah war that no one wants could finally blow up
Back in May, Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden’s point-man for keeping a lid on tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, spoke in a webinar. “What I worry about every single day,” he said, “is that…