Politics
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia
A private jet crashed over Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was ...Russia launches 3-hour drone attack on Odesa as Ukrainian drones target Moscow again
Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin’s forces launching another ...African Union suspends Niger over coup as 12 troops die in attack
BY Aymeric VINCENOT AFP The African Union said Tuesday that it had suspended Niger’s membership in the wake of a military coup, ...Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrested, jailed after return from years-long exile
BY JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI AP Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra entered prison to begin serving an 8-year sentence Tuesday, hours after returning to ...Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West Bank
ISABEL DEBRE AP A suspected Palestinian attacker killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded a man in the south of the occupied ...West African bloc says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Boureima Balima Reuters The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic ...Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings
Sweden raised its terrorist alert to the second highest level on Thursday, saying it had thwarted attacks after Koran burnings and other acts against ...Ukraine port ship reaches Istanbul despite Russian blockade
A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that sent tensions soaring after ...Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over plight of 120,000 people in Nagorno-Karabakh facing food crisis
BY EDITH M. LEDERER AP Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday over the plight ...Peru allows abortion of 11-year-old rape victim after UN pressure
By Carlos Valdez and Anthony Marina Reuters An 11-year-old rape victim was allowed an abortion in Peru over the weekend after being ...














