Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people The Islamic State, in a statement posted on its Telegram website, said one of its members attacked a “Shiite temple” with machine-gun fire, claiming responsibility for an attack that targeted members ... 05/1/2024 - 9:49 am | View Link
The Islamic State group claims Afghanistan mosque bombing that killed 6 people The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting targeting members of the country's minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people ... 04/30/2024 - 7:36 pm | View Link
Imam among 6 killed as gunman attacks mosque in Afghanistan's Herat A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said. 04/30/2024 - 4:05 pm | View Link
Ahead of visit to Israel, US's Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire The United States stepped up pressure for a cease-fire deal in Gaza on Monday as the secretary of state said a new proposal was put to Hamas, whose officials were in Cairo talking to Egyptian ... 04/29/2024 - 11:15 am | View Link
'No confidence': Scottish coalition government collapses in battle over climate targets Scotland's leader is facing a fight for his political survival after he ended a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. 04/26/2024 - 9:57 am | View Link
For Pia Hollenstein, the long-awaited ruling at the European Court of Human Rights for a case brought against the Swiss government by her group, KlimaSeniorinnen, came at an inconvenient time. At 73, the retired nurse and former Parliamentarian from St. Gallen is an avid climber, and on the day of the verdict, she was planning to hike the Grisons Alps.
Both President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strongly reject the current U. S.-China competition as a new Cold War. As recently as September, Biden said that he doesn’t “want to contain China” and that “we’re all better off if China does well.” Xi, in turn, proclaimed that “China doesn’t want a cold war or a hot war with anyone,” following a meeting between the two in San Francisco in November.
(NEW YORK) — Large numbers of New York City police officers began entering the Columbia University late Tuesday as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus.
Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall hours earlier after setting up an encampment earlier in the month.
Students had defiantly set up tents again after police cleared an encampment at the university on April 18 and arrested more than 100 people.
mdash; Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in A. D. 122 by Emperor Hadrian to guard the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire.
They were ordered to appear in Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on May 15.
The sycamore’s majestic canopy between two hills made it a popular subject for landscape photographers.
King Charles III officially returned to public duties on Tuesday, following a months-long period of recuperation since being diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in February.
The 75-year-old monarch opted for a cause close to home to mark his return to work. King Charles and Queen Camilla visited a cancer treatment center in London, where he greeted doctors, held hands with patients, and gave out gifts to children.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, became the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia launched its full scale invasion of the country in February 2022. Sophie is the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, and brother of King Charles III.
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The Duchess met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska during the Monday visit.