[ad_1] The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza accused Israeli forces of launching an attack near an aid distribution point in war-racked northern Gaza, killing 20 people and wounding 155 others. The Israeli military said those reports “are false.” “As the…
[ad_1] Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday. Chief Deputy Joe Kopus of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office…
[ad_1] McDonald’s said on Friday it had halted operations at many of its stores in Japan due to a system disruption and was facing technical outages at some other outlets worldwide, including Australia. Many McDonald’s stores in Japan stopped taking…
[ad_1] As the sun sets on the Deir el Balah neighbourhood in the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife move slowly through the silence around them. Neither speaks as they set a small wooden…
[ad_1] For David Makepeace, falling in love with eclipses was just pure happenstance. It was 1991. He was 28, and in love with a young travel agent in his hometown of Toronto. “She and I were moonstruck to begin with,”…
[ad_1] Russia is ratcheting up its internet censorship ahead of elections this weekend that are all but assured to give President Vladimir V. Putin another six years in power, further shrinking one of the last remaining spaces for political activism,…
[ad_1] The appointment on Thursday of Muhammad Mustafa as the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority was supposed to be a nod to international demands for a more technocratic and less corrupt administration. But Mr. Mustafa, 69, who was…
[ad_1] The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Julia Bergin, a reporter based in the Northern Territory. No amount of gentle coaxing, regimented…
[ad_1] Why Russia’s election matters Russians will begin voting for president today, but there is no suspense about the result: Vladimir Putin, 71, is certain to claim an overwhelming victory. The election, which will take place over three days, is…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Viktor Orban is jeopardizing Hungary’s position as a trusted NATO ally, the U.S. ambassador to Budapest warned on Thursday, with “its close and expanding relationship with Russia,” and with “dangerously unhinged anti-American messaging” in state-controlled media. The…