Politics
Nigeria’s army chief, 10 others killed in plane crash
Nigeria’s top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in bad weather ...Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections in November
Nepal’s parliament was dissolved for the second time in five months Saturday and new elections called for November as the Himalayan country ...Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as ...Israel agrees Gaza ceasefire after 11 days of intense fighting with Hamas
-Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. on Friday (2300 GMT Thursday), an official ...Renewed violence over Gaza despite ceasefire moves gaining momentum
Diplomatic moves towards a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered pace on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation, ...China says U.S. threatening peace as warship transits Taiwan Strait
China accused the United States on Wednesday of threatening the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. warship again ...Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against ...All eyes on Hezbollah as tensions rise on Israel border
Israel’s deadly Gaza offensive has many eyes trained on the Lebanese border for a Hezbollah reaction, but observers argue the Iran-backed movement ...New York state mounts criminal probe of Trump Organization finances
The New York attorney general’s office said on Tuesday it has now opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s company, ...World powers urge truce as Israel-Palestinian conflict rages
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which ...