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Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as repeated outbreaks of violence test ceasefire
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and ...Greek farmers clash with police in protests over delayed EU farm subsidies
Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies ...Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed
US President Donald Trump sharply escalated his threats against Venezuela on Saturday with an ominous warning that the country’s airspace should be ...Sri Lanka flood death toll rises to 159, many more missing
By Amal JAYASINGHE AFP Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll ...Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in raid on Syrian village
By The Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents ...Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia
The death toll from floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island has risen to 174, up from the previous ...Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
BY MEGAN JANETSKY, BASSEM MROUE and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the ...Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very ...
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon,” further ratcheting up ...Streets deserted in Guinea-Bissau capital after military takeover
Streets were nearly deserted Thursday in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, with the announcement of election results thwarted by the military seizing power, ...Hong Kong high-rise blaze death toll hits 55 with 250 still missing
By Holmes Chan and Tommy Wang AFP Hong Kong firefighters were scouring scorched high-rises Thursday for over 250 people listed as missing, ...














