The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. They were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off from the Moroccan resort of Saidia. A third member of the group was arres
An Israeli soldier has been killed and several other people wounded in a suspected lorry ramming attack by a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. It comes at a tense time where deadly violence there has surged to a level not seen for some two decades. Overnight, Palestinian
A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the longest terms yet handed out over the US Capitol riot. US Army veteran Joe Biggs, 38, was an instigator of the storming of Congress on 6 January 2021, prosecutors said. The former Infowar
At least five people have died after a train hit railway workers at high speed close to a station in Italy. The workers, aged between 22 and 52, were replacing part of a track outside the northern city of Turin when they were killed. They had been working on the line between T
General Brice Oligui Nguema has been named as the Gabon's transitional leader by the army officers who seized power in a coup on Wednesday. Gen Nguema was earlier carried triumphally through the streets of the capital Libreville by his troops. The deposed President, Ali Bo
North Korea says it has fired two short-range ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on military targets in South Korea. State media said the tests were held as a warning against the US deployment of strategic bombers to the region. South Korean media reported the miss
At least 7 people lost their lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city, when a gang opened fire on them with machine guns during a protest on August 26. The shooting occurred in the northern suburban Canaan, a town on the outskirts of the city, where around 100 parishioners ha
Technical issue hit UK air traffic control system making thousands of air passengers to suffer long delays and cancellations People are stuck in the UK and abroad, after National Air Traffic Services limited the number of planes landing. Airlines and airports warned there were
A ban on studying abroad and on visiting a national park represent the most recent in a series of policies gradually shrinking women's rights and influence in Afghanistan. The Associate Director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, states how "step by step the walls
Authorities in India's Uttar Pradesh state have sealed a private school after its teacher asked students to slap their Muslim classmate. Officials said Neha Public School was shut down as it "did not meet the education department's criteria." The school's