The Israeli military announced Wednesday that regular infantry and armored units were joining what it described as its limited and localized ground operations in southern Lebanon. This comes after Israel said Tuesday that commando and paratroop units had crossed the border in a ground operation in Lebanon, according to Reuters. The military said that special … Read more
At least 45 people have died and many others are missing after two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials say. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board before sinking in the Red Sea off the east African nation on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. “To date, 61 … Read more
A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war. “Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that,” Assistant Commander-in-Chief Lt Gen Ibrahim Gabir told the BBC. He was speaking just days after the … Read more
Getty Images Vance and Walz focused attacks on the top of the ticket during a polite 90-minute debate During the first and only vice-presidential debate, JD Vance and Tim Walz launched attacks on their presidential opponents and sparred over international conflict, the US economy, immigration and abortion rights. It was still perhaps the most civil … Read more
Pedestrians on Anne Street South in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ireland’s government on Tuesday outlined how it intends to spend 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in Apple back taxes — a windfall that Dublin actually spent several years fighting to avoid. In a bumper pre-election budget … Read more
South Korean police have detained a North Korean defector for attempting to cross the heavily-guarded border back to the North on a stolen bus. The man was caught Tuesday on the Unification Bridge that separates the two Koreas, where he ignored soldiers who asked him to stop and crashed the bus into a barricade. Though … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived a second non-confidence motion in parliament in as many weeks. The motion, brought by the opposition Conservatives, was aimed at bringing down his minority Liberal government and triggering a federal election. The motion failed after Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre again fell short in his effort to gain the … Read more
Reuters Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz was a civil, relatively restrained conversation about issues facing American voters during the 2024 campaign. In that, it was unlike the two presidential debates earlier this year. There were moments when Vance bristled at what he though was unfair fact-checking from the … Read more
Passengers arrive at the Beijing railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the National Day holidays in China’s capital city on Sept. 29, 2023. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images China is expecting to see more travelers during Golden Week, but the country’s persistent economic woes will likely continue to … Read more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Saudi Arabia cut its growth forecasts and raised its budget deficit estimates for the fiscal years 2024 to 2026, looking ahead to a period of higher spending and lower projected oil revenues. Real gross domestic product is now expected to grow 0.8% this year, a dramatic … Read more