Politics
Israeli strike kills Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s sons in Gaza as truce talks drag on
By Belal AlSabbagh with Fiachra Gibbons in Jerusalem AFP An Israeli strike Wednesday killed three of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh’s sons in ...Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city
BY WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY AP Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognizable Monday as they filtered in to salvage what ...Hamas says Israeli proposal is under review
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Hamas said early on Tuesday Israel’s proposal that it received from Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not meet ...Israeli troops withdraw from Khan Younis ahead of expected Rafah offensive
Israel’s military says it has withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in ...Pellegrini wins Slovak presidential election in boost for pro-Russian PM Fico
By Radovan Stoklasa and Jan Lopatka Reuters Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini won the country’s presidential election on Saturday, cementing the ...Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
By Alexandra Valencia Reuters Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was ...Sierra Leone declares national emergency on drug abuse
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency on substance abuse following calls on his government to crack down ...Ukrainian forces try to hold Russians back from stronghold in east
By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk Reuters Fighting raged on Friday between Ukrainian and Russian forces near the town of Chasiv Yar, ...Mexico suspends relations with Ecuador after arrest of ex-VP
Mexico is breaking off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former Ecuadorian ...Six months into Gaza war, Israel faces deepening isolation
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Six months into the war in Gaza, the killing of a group of ...