[ad_1] When Mohammed Sweirky prepared to leave for a work trip in January to repair telecommunications infrastructure that had been destroyed in northern Gaza, his wife and children pleaded with him not to go. Fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas…
[ad_1] For centuries, trade with Europe was the main pillar of Russia’s economy. The war in Ukraine ended that, with Western sanctions and other restrictions increasingly cutting Russia off from European markets. In response, Moscow has expanded ties with the…
[ad_1] The first rocket launched by the Japanese start-up Space One exploded seconds after takeoff on Wednesday, denting its ambition to become the country’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit. The Kairos solid-fuel rocket launched just after…
[ad_1] A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous…
[ad_1] After a six-week trip to India in 1984, Olga Murray flew to Nepal to hike through remote Himalayan villages. There, Ms. Murray, an adventurous, 59-year-old lawyer, encountered stunning landscapes and friendly people. But it was the children she met…
[ad_1] A ship hauling more than 200 tons of food for the Gaza Strip left Cyprus on Tuesday morning, in the first test of a maritime corridor designed to bring aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who the United…
[ad_1] A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday as part of a pilot project to deliver supplies to a population that aid agencies say is on the verge of famine. However, though they welcomed…
[ad_1] As gangs tighten their control and confusion reigns in Haiti, Canadians there say the crisis in the Caribbean nation has been years in the making, and all they can do now is hunker down amid the escalating violence. They say it’s gotten so bad…
[ad_1] The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol. The documentary, a collaboration between…
[ad_1] Lima will host the Pan American Games in 2027, the organizing body Panam Sports said Tuesday following a vote that ruled out Paraguayan capital Asuncion’s bid. The decision comes after both cities announced their bids last month in the…