Peru’s ex-leader Alberto Fujimori dead at 86
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has died at the age of 86 after a long battle with cancer, his daughter Keiko Fujimori said Wednesday night. “After a long battle with…
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Israeli airstrike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people kills at least 18, including UN staff, Palestinian officials say
At least 18 people, including United Nations staff, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN school-turned-shelter in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, according to the…
Russian ship suspected of delivering Iranian ballistic missiles seen at Caspian Sea port
The vessel – the Port Olya 3 – was identified by Maxar Technologies in satellite imagery taken on September 4 at Port Olya in Astrakhan. The ship had previously been…
Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show
Dozens of people have been arrested after protesters clashed with police at a major defense expo in Australia on Wednesday, which saw some demonstrators set fire to bins and target…
From convict to combatant, Ukraine enlists prisoners to fight Russian forces
Lurking in the bushes near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is a unit of men who have two things in common: The short amount of time they have served defending their…
Israeli official floats safe passage for Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar in return for hostages
An Israeli official has floated the possibility of offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza, once all remaining hostages held in the Palestinian territory are released. Hirsch…
‘Free Kshamenk’: The campaign to release the last captive orca in Latin America
The last captive orca in all of Latin America cuts a lonely figure. “Kshamenk” has lived in the Mundo Marino oceanarium in the Argentine city of San Clemente del Tuyú…
Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah special forces commander
A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike on the…
Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during…
Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack to date
Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing around…