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Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages' bodies fray nerves
Hamas moved Friday to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming its commitment to the terms of the deal that includes a pledge to hand over the remains of all dead Israeli hostages.
King Charles III's visit to Vatican marks a historic step in unity between churches
The Catholic Church and Church of England are taking a historic step toward unity
Madagascar's coup leader is sworn in as president after a military takeover condemned by U.N.
An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.
Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader, ordered released in Lebanon if he pays $11 million bail
Lebanese authorities have ordered the release of Hannibal Gadhafi, the son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, on condition he pay $11 million bail
Clashes break out in Bangladesh capital as major political parties set to sign a new charter
Police have used teargas, stun grenades and batons to disperse protesters outside Bangladesh’s national Parliament complex
Kenyans bid farewell to statesman and democracy activist Raila Odinga at state funeral
African leaders and thousands of mourners have gathered in Nairobi to honor Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80
Hamas’s aim to retain authority in Gaza involves keeping the guns
With no law, order or any alternative administration under the ceasefire, the group is using violence to deter rivalsThroughout Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, aid officials working in the territory avoided naming Hamas in conversations they suspected might be intercepted, instead referring to the militant Islamist group as the “de facto authority”.This careful euphemism for Hamas, which violently seized power in 2007, captured an important truth. Though the group was a less obvious presence in the last months of the conflict, in the absence of any alternative, it remained the closest the increasingly devastated territory had to a ruler. Continue reading...
Peru to declare state of emergency after protests against new president leave one dead and dozens injured
Demonstrators clashed with police outside congress building amid public anger at crime crisis days after José Jerí assumed power Peru is set to declare a state of emergency after at least one person was killed and dozens of police officers were injured in widespread protests against President José Jerí who assumed power just days ago.Prime minister Ernesto Alvarez said late on Thursday that the government would declare the state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to tackle rising insecurity. Continue reading...
Mongolia's leader ousted after 4 months in ruling party feud
Mongolia’s parliament has ousted Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav in a power struggle within the ruling party
Italy's Meloni offers solidarity with journalist after explosive device targets his car
Italy's state-run RAI says an explosive device detonated under the car of one of its leading investigative journalists that was parked outside his home
An army colonel has been sworn in as Madagascar's president after he led a military coup
An army colonel has been sworn in as Madagascar's president after he led a military coup
After years of socialist rule, Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right
After nearly two decades of one-party rule and a worsening currency and fuel crisis, Bolivia is shifting to the right
Oct 18, 2025