8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (564+ words) Families on the outskirts of Qusra, the West Bank village where Palestinian homes have been under siege for nearly a week, said they have faced sometimes deadly attacks by militant settlers for months. The United States wants Israeli Prime Minister…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (161+ words) Russian troops have taken control of 19 settlements in south-eastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions over their summer campaign, the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday. Firefighters work at the site of the postal distribution centre of Nova Post company, hit…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (233+ words) Yemen’s Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations after being hit by more than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, the port’s director said on Saturday. The attacks killed seven people and caused an estimated $US16 million in losses,…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (240+ words) Hungarian authorities will sink two barges in the Danube on Saturday to raise the water level at the Paks nuclear plant to avert a shutdown of one of its last two remaining turbines, as water levels are dropping, Prime Minister…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1134+ words) GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the challenges facing Christians even as interfaith leaders and researchers say they are encouraged by better policing and prosecution as well as the recent appointment of a government envoy… Mount Tabor, Israel AP…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (787+ words) The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights groups warned of escalating crises. Outside the former US embassy in Kabul, armoured Taliban vehicles took part in…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (716+ words) Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing. The attempted…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (289+ words) An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, financed by one of Poland’s richest businesspeople. The monument towers 55.6 metres over Konotopie in central Poland, home…...

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (547+ words) Hopes of finding survivors of the earthquake that struck western Colombia five days ago were dwindling on Saturday, as more bodies were pulled from buildings that collapsed due to the 7.4-magnitude quake that left hundreds dead or missing. The earthquake…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (356+ words) A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate and injuring dozens, fire brigade and health officials said on Friday. Flames enveloped settlements and trees over…...