Palestinian gunman kills woman Israeli soldier in Jerusalem
A Palestinian opened fire on an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem on Saturday night, killing a female Israeli soldier and wounding three other people, Israeli authorities said.…
US officials meet with Taliban in person for first time since drone strike killed Al Qaeda chief in Kabul
Top U.S. officials held their first in-person meeting with the Taliban since a U.S. military strike killed the leader of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan in July. The Biden…
France’s Emmanuel Macron criticizes Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ warning: We must ‘speak with prudence’
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized President Biden’s comments warning of “Armageddon” as Russia invokes the potential for using nuclear weapons. Biden made the comments during a speech to…
Female students shout at Iranian president to ‘get lost’ as he condemns protests
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was greeted with chants of “get lost” from female students while he visited a university and condemned the protests that resulted from the death…
Two killed as demonstrations around Iran enter 4th week
Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. At least two…
North Korea fires two missiles shortly after US-South Korea drills conclude
North Korea has fired two short range missiles toward its eastern coast hours after the U.S. military concluded military training exercises with South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs…
Iconic Easter Island ‘Moai’ statues severely damaged in wildfire: ‘It’s irrecoverable’
A devastating wildfire earlier this week caused “unmeasurable” damage to a number of Easter Island’s famous stone head statues. “It’s unquantifiable, unmeasurable, the damage there is, it’s irrecoverable,”…
Russia appoints former Chechen war, Syria commander to lead flagging Ukraine campaign
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander to the armed forces in Ukraine as Moscow looks to turn around its dwindling fortunes. General of the…
As Iran protests continue, experts discuss the likelihood of regime change
Iranian protesters continue to confront the autocratic regime that rules over the vast Mideast country with chants of “death to the dictator,” a slogan targeting the iron-fisted rule…
Ireland gas station explosion leaves at least 7 dead, more injured and missing: ‘Very traumatic situation’
A gas station explosion in a small village in northwest Ireland on Saturday left at least seven people dead and more injured, local police said. Authorities confirmed another…