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Rallies and arrests mark one month since disputed Venezuela election
By Mariela Nava, Tibisay Romero and Vivian Sequera Reuters Supporters of Venezuela’s political opposition and backers of the ruling party each held ...At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel mounts major West Bank operation
By Ali Sawafta Reuters At least nine Palestinians were killed on Wednesday, Palestinian authorities said, as Israeli forces raided the flashpoint cities ...Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack
By Sofia Christensen Reuters Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they ...Israel says situation on Lebanon border ‘not sustainable’
By James Mackenzie Reuters Israeli officials and media reacted with satisfaction on Monday after a long-expected missile attack by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement appeared ...Russia fires huge missile, drone salvo at Ukraine’s power grid
By Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa Reuters Russia launched about 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine on Monday, killing five ...More than 60 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan
By Saleem Ahmad and Saud Mehsud Reuters More than 60 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked ...Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill eight fighters, one child, security sources say
Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Friday killed at least eight fighters and one child, according to security sources, as armed group ...Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement
By El Tayeb Siddig Reuters For the second consecutive year Sudan is in the grip of a cholera outbreak that has left ...Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since ...Aid trucks trickle into Darfur as army pauses delivery ban
A fraction of available aid has passed through the Adre border crossing from Chad into Sudan’s hunger-ravaged Darfur region this week following a move ...