Russia claims to down 45 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks on multiple regions
Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that it downed 45 Ukrainian drones in a series of attacks on various regions...
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Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder shocks India, says top court
India's top court has said the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal state has "shocked...
Iran hints at possible ground attack on Israel
Iran’s mission to the UN has issued a statement reiterating a pledge to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of...
Government ‘lost control’ of north, says Israel’s Lapid
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accuses the government of losing control and says that as long as it is in power,...
EU rules out mpox border controls, common vaccination plan
The Health Security Committee of the European Commission has concluded that there is no need to impose border controls to...
Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says
The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli...
Protest at Indian railway station over alleged abuse of girls
Hundreds of protesters have gathered at a railway station in the western state of Maharashtra to protest against the alleged...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community OpEd: The EITC – Helping Working Families Afford to Live in the Greatest City in the World
Working people and families make life in our city possible. Their work and contributions in every sector — from public...
Flights canceled in Japan over missing scissors
Thirty-six flights have been canceled and 201 delayed at a Japanese airport on the weekend after a pair of scissors...
UK tech tycoon among six missing after yacht sinks
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank...
France’s left wing threatens Macron with impeachment over PM deadlock
France's President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed political pressure now that the political truce he requested during the Paris Olympics...
Blinken stresses ‘decisive moment’ for ceasefire deal
The push to finalize a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza has reached a “decisive moment,” the United States’ top...
Gov. Hochul uses DNC speech to bash Donald Trump
Gov. Kathy Hochul took the Democratic National Convention stage Monday night during primetime. She told fellow Democrats that she’s all...
Ukraine destroys second Russian bridge
Ukraine says it has destroyed a second strategic bridge in a week as it continues its incursion into Russia's Kursk...
US pushes for Gaza truce as Israel, Hamas trade blame
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel in his latest effort to push for a ceasefire and...
UK Foreign Office official resigns over Israel arms sales
A British Foreign Office official who worked on counter-terrorism has resigned in protest at arms sales to Israel, saying the...
Gaza threatens to divide Democrats as convention kicks off
The Democratic National Convention is set to kick off on Monday as Gaza protests threaten to overshadow what is expected...
Israeli police investigating deadly explosion in Tel Aviv
Israeli police are investigating an explosion that killed one person and injured another in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening.The unidentified...
Fulton Houses tenant waits years for repairs
A family of eight living in a NYCHA building says their apartment is falling apart. When it rains, water pours...
Fulton Houses tenant waits years for repairs
A family of eight living in a NYCHA building says their apartment is falling apart. When it rains, water pours...
Turkish MPs draw blood in brawl during debate on jailed colleague
A brawl broke out among Turkish MPs on Friday during a heated debate over an opposition delegate currently jailed on...
NCM, Education Ministry discuss strategies to strengthen school preparedness for weather challenges
Dr. Ayman Ghulam, CEO of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), chaired a meeting focused on enhancing the level of...
Saudi Arabia affirms commitment to reducing biodiversity loss, sharing benefits from resources
Saudi Arabia, represented by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and the National Center for Wildlife, participated in...
Japan cancels flights and suspends bullet trains ahead of Typhoon Ampil
Japanese railways and airlines are canceling services as Typhoon Ampil gathers strength in the western Pacific, with the storm expected...
US judge suspended for handcuffing sleeping girl during field trip
A Detroit judge has been temporarily taken off the bench after he forced a 15-year-old girl to wear handcuffs and...
Five charged over American actor Matthew Perry’s death
Five people have been charged in the drug-related death of Matthew Perry last year, police say, including two doctors and...
Ex-PM’s daughter picked as youngest ever Thai leader
Thailand's parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister.At 37, she...
Israeli settlers torch West Bank village
Dozens of Israeli settlers have set fire to houses and cars in a village in the occupied West Bank, with...
WHO declares mpox global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international...
Columbia University president resigns after Gaza protests turmoil
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position amid a free speech debate over campus protests of the...
Party error sees 100 candidates miss Australia election
More than 100 Liberal Party candidates will be unable to run for council in Australia's most populous state, after a...
North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years
North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to...
Indian women lead night protests after doctor’s rape, murder
Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal state marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against the...
Mory Kouyate elected Mandingue Community new electoral team leader
Mory Kouyate has been elected by the Mandingue community of America to lead the team responsible for organizing...
Ukraine receives €4.2 billion from EU as part of recovery plan
Ukraine has received almost €4.2 billion from the European Union. It is the EU's first payment under the Ukraine Facility,...
NYCHA tenants in Coney Island voting on how to fund repairs
Public housing residents in Brooklyn will decide how NYCHA spends more than $300 million. Lauretta Brumfield, the tenant association president...
Advocacy groups attend meeting to discuss hate crimes
Attendees gathered at the Muslim Community Network’s meeting Tuesday night in response to hate crimes around the world. “Most recently...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vows to fight N.Y. ballot decision
White House hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to fight after a judge in Albany ruled he will not...
Baby twins killed in Gaza as father registered births
Newborn twins were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to...
US says it aims to ‘lower temperature’ in Middle East
The US is aiming "to turn the temperature down" in the Middle East, the country's ambassador to the UN has...
Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel
Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets toward northern Israel on Sunday night, as Israeli forces remain on high alert for...
Defense secretary orders submarine to Middle East
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East and accelerated the arrival of a carrier...
Tanzania opposition figure Tundu Lissu arrested in crackdown
Tanzanian police have arrested prominent politician Tundu Lissu and two other opposition Chadema officials, the party has said.It says the...
Security guard disarms attacker after girl, woman stabbed in central London
A security guard said he tried to save an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman as they were attacked by...
Israel, US brace for Iranian attack as diplomats push hard for Gaza ceasefire
Israel and the United States are preparing for a potential Iranian attack on Israel, as efforts to secure a ceasefire...
Ukraine claims control of hundreds of square miles of Russian territory, thousands flee
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “kick the enemy out” of his country’s territory after it emerged that Ukrainian troops...
Mayor Adams’ Community OpEd: Community Partnerships for Quality of Life
Earlier in June, the Lower East Side and New York City was shocked by an egregious outburst of violence when...
Ukraine, Russia trade blame over fire at nuclear plant
Ukraine and Russia have blamed each other after a fire broke out at the giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on...
Sheikh Hasina accuses US of involvement in her ouster, urges Bangladeshis to resist radical influence
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently residing in India, has accused the United States of playing a role in...
Pilot killed as chopper crashes into Australian hotel
A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern Queensland city of...
US dollar exchange rate declines in Baghdad, Erbil
The US dollar exchange rate against the Iraqi dinar declined in Baghdad and the capital of the Kurdistan region of...
Venezuela opposition urges global protest over poll result
Venezuela's opposition party has called for protests to be held worldwide on 17 August in support of its claim to...
Russia evacuates over 76,000 residents from Kursk region amid ongoing clashes with Ukrainian forces
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry announced Saturday that more than 76,000 residents have been evacuated from the Kursk region as...
Kamala Harris pledges to eliminate taxes on tips for service workers
Vice President Kamala Harris vowed on Saturday to work towards eliminating taxes on tips for restaurant and service industry employees,...
Renowned scientist Dr. Farouk El-Baz shares insights on innovation at virtual seminar
The Arab Council for Innovation and Creativity, a specialized body within the Arab Union for Sustainable Development and the Environment,...
Ex-Catalan leader ‘eludes police manhunt, flees Spain’
Carles Puigdemont, the exiled ex-Catalan leader, has evaded a massive police manhunt and fled Spain, his party has said.Spanish authorities...
Rapper Travis Scott arrested in Paris over hotel violence
Rapper Travis Scott has been arrested in Paris after fighting with his bodyguard, according to French authorities.The 33-year-old US star...
Brooklyn man exonerated after 16 years in prison
A Brooklyn man became home free Friday for the first time in 16 years. Arvel Marshall was exonerated of a...
Mark Levine officially sets sights on city comptroller race
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine officially filed to fundraise for city comptroller in the 2025 race. “We’re exploring at this...
New York announces summer food aid for low- and mid-income families with children
New York has planned to distribute millions of dollars in food assistance to low-income families with children — and the...
