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African leaders agree on ceasefire in east Congo from Friday
African leaders have declared a ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo starting Friday, which is aimed in particular at stopping attacks ...Ukraine promises shelters for its people as winter sets in
Ukraine promised shelters with heat and water and encouraged its people to save energy as a harsh winter loomed amid relentless Russian ...Twin blasts in Jerusalem kill one in suspected Palestinian attack
Two explosions at bus stops on Jerusalem’s outskirts killed one person and wounded at least 14 others on Wednesday, health officials said, ...Multiple people dead in Virginia Walmart shooting, including shooter
Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, including the shooter, police ...Search for survivors as Indonesia quake toll soars
An earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief ...Ukraine braces for harsh winter as Russian strikes cripple power facilities
Ukrainians braced for a winter with little or no power in several areas including the capital where temperatures have already dropped below ...Gunmen abduct more than 100 in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
More than 100 people, including women and children were abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria’s northeastern Zamfara state on Sunday, ...Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 162
The death toll from a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia on Monday has risen to 162 with hundreds injured and over 13,000 displaced, ...‘Playing with fire’: UN warns as team to inspect damage at Ukraine nuclear plant
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has warned that whoever fired artillery at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “playing with fire” as ...New Zealand court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory
New Zealand’s highest court ruled on Monday that the country’s current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether ...














