THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International Criminal Court judges reluctantly dropped a case Thursday against a fugitive Sudanese rebel accused of attacking African Union peacekeepers in Darfur nearly 20 years ago, after prosecutors said they could no longer prove their case at trial.
A Lebanese army jeep straddles the narrow road winding into Zawtar Al Gharbiyeh while a group watches, desperate to return to their homes in the empty southern town but unable to.
MANILA, Philippines — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Trump administration is poised to help end the “senseless war” in Ukraine but acknowledged there is no quick path to a deal, saying diplomacy will require sustained effort and new ideas.
The European Central Bank kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.25 percent and said it was "closely monitoring" the inflationary impact of fresh conflict in the Middle East.
Iran has said that it will pursue “an eye for an eye” defence doctrine, as the US attacked Iranian territory for a 12th consecutive day and President Donald Trump threatened further bombardment of civilian infrastructure.
Omar Ghabin, 14, looks at the camera as he carries a bag after sorting through trash at a landfill in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The United States government is considering military options in the West African nation of Mali over the presence of Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed three Hamas terrorists on Tuesday, including one who invaded Israel on October 7, in a targeted strike in the northern Gaza Strip.
Another attack by the China Coast Guard on a Philippine vessel. For two minutes, the China Coast Guard fired a water cannon at a vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The two Philippine vessels were delivering aid to Filipino fisherfolk in Bajo de Masinloc. The Philippine Coast Guard said no injur…
Rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel's devastating two-year military offensive will cost seven times as much as the combined cost of reconstruction following the three previous conflicts in the Palestinian territory, according to a new report.
Bab el-Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is the gateway to the Red Sea through which around 12% of the world’s trade usually passes. A fourth of global container trade transits through the 32-kilometer (20-mile)-wide strait to and from the Suez Canal. The Houthis earlier demonstrated their abilit…
Brent crude futures rose nearly 5% to the mid-$98-a-barrel range after tanker attacks near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatened another critical maritime chokepoint as the Strait of Hormuz remained partially disrupted. Tankers are again turning away from the southern Red Sea, reversing a recovery in traffic following…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asean meetings. Rubio said the talks would include discussions on the war in Ukraine, with Washington aiming to play a constructive role in efforts to end the conflict. Earlier, he attended…
The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran is privately pressing Washington for a deal to end the war but Tehran is not yet “ready” to accept one,
A 51-year-old man was stabbed in the chest in the Derech Avraham Farm near the settlement of Elon Moreh on Thursday morning. He was attacked by two Palestinians, who were wounded as well. Army Radio later reported that the attackers were killed.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the United States remains prepared to play a "constructive role" in helping bring an end to the war in Ukraine, following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Manila.
A friend of the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years after the pair planned a separate attack on a military base.
Ukraine has ratcheted up its attacks on Russia's Amazon-style retail giant Wildberries, signaling a new phase in the war as Kyiv seeks to inflict fresh pain on the Russian economy.
Ramat Gan opened all its public bomb shelters after a municipal assessment found that the risk of Iranian missile fire over the weekend had increased and was no longer negligible, Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen announced on Facebook on Thursday.
An image released by ISU Tulcea, Romanian Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, shows a rescue ship evacuating injured crew members approaching the port in Tulcea, Romania, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after an LPG tanker ship sailing across the Black Sea toward a Ukrainian port caught fire off the coast of Romania last…
They command no army, run no country and cannot force a government to take action - but the role of secretary-general of the United Nations is still one of the most important on the world stage.
The defence lawyer for the former Bishop of Broome has launched a scathing attack on the credibility of a man who accused the senior Catholic cleric of abusing him from when he was just 16 years old.
European Union countries agreed Thursday to a watered-down 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, freezing the Russian crude oil price cap following weeks of intense negotiations.
DUBAI — A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers in the waterway, Riyadh's state media said Thursday, signaling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have put in a joint bid to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations. All three countries are currently run by military governments.
Five Thai security personnel were killed and six civilians, including two young children, were injured in an attack in Thailand's restive deep south, the military said on Thursday.
The name of an outlet of Russia’s major online retailer Wildberries is seen on building in Moscow, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)