In response to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, Iran-backed Houthi militants based in Yemen have stepped up their attacks on commercial shipping vessels traveling through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Tankers and cargo MORE
‘They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the Parish, where there are no belligerents,’ church officials said The two women were Palestinian Christians, who were sheltering inside the Holy Family Parish – MORE
ABC News reports “At least three premature babies have died at the Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip when a missile struck nearby and shut down the medical facility’s backup generator, according to Dr. Ahmed MORE
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. “Let me be very, MORE
The Day of the Dead, November 1-2, 2023: “You honor people, you connect with the past.” “Marigold-strewn altars to deceased loved ones, revelers dressed as skeletons, and colorful parades make Día de los Muertos (Day of MORE
In the mostly Muslim region of Dagestan, Russia, an angry mob stormed airport where a flight from Israel arrived on Sunday, forcing authorities to close the facility and divert flights. Multiple videos posted on social media MORE
Defense secretary says strikes in response to attacks on US troops and warns others against triggering ‘broader regional conflict According to the Guardian: US facilities in Iraq and Syria have been hit by a series MORE
“Conditions have grown more dire each day, with hospitals on the verge of collapse and Gazans fast running out of food, water and other critical supplies amid near-constant bombardment by Israel.“ CNN reports, “The first MORE
Officials cautioned that analysis is preliminary and that the United States was continuing to collect and analyze evidence. “The point is, is that I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion of the hospital MORE
At least 500 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night, the Gaza Health Ministry said—an attack that could be the deadliest blast in decades of fighting MORE
Later today, President Biden and other world leaders will travel to Israel and on to Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a MORE
Say Netanyahu Must Resign After War’s Conclusion Four out of five Jewish Israelis believe the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to blame for the mass infiltration of Hamas terrorists into Israel and the MORE
TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to form a national unity government that includes members of the opposition and former military leaders, a move aimed at reassuring a country still reeling from the deadly MORE
The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations MORE
Gang-driven violence in Ecuador seemed to reach a pinnacle on Wednesday when a presidential candidate known for speaking up against drug cartels and corruption was shot and killed at a political rally. Fernando Villavicencio, 59, MORE
Reuters reports a U.S. national, U.S. Army Private Travis King, is likely to be in North Korean custody after crossing the inter-Korean border during a tour without approval, the United Nations Command said on Tuesday. MORE
From the NYT: Russia has expanded its list of sanctioned Americans in a tit-for-tat retaliation for the latest curbs imposed by the United States. But what is particularly striking is how much President Vladimir V. Putin of MORE
Autopsies on corpses found in mass graves linked to a religious cult in Kenya have revealed missing organs and raised suspicions of forced harvesting, investigators said, with a fresh round of exhumations to resume on MORE
A group of 13 suspected gang members has been beaten and burned to death by a mob in Haiti’s capital after being seized while police were searching their vehicle. The suspects were reportedly beaten with MORE
Despite objections from Ukraine, Russia has taken up presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April. Unfortunately, it’s no joke. The UN Security Council is charged with maintaining global peace and MORE
“All 30 Nato allies have now ratified the accession protocol,” Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday. “Finland will formally join our alliance in the coming days.” Finland’s membership represents the first enlargement since North Macedonia joined the alliance MORE
Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting “pressure” from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary. MORE
From Ministry of Defense, Taiwan: From the NYT: China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace self-ruled Taiwan in a large show of force to the Biden administration, signaling that Beijing wants to MORE
Police have arrested 25 suspected members or supporters of a “domestic terrorist organization” aiming to topple the German state. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said the network was part of the “Reichsbürger scene.” In a nationwide MORE
Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country’s Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country’s attorney general says. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri’s comments, yet to be confirmed by other agencies, were made at MORE