UN council urged to use ‘every means at its disposal’ to press Hamas to disarm
admin The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is urging the U.N. Security Council to use “every means at its…
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Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak
People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak…
Indictment of former Cuban president includes 5 fighter jet pilots involved in 1996 plane downings
Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996…
WHO chief concerned over ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
The World Health Organization director-general has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in eastern…
Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
Israel's far-right national security minister has sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla…
In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains
Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump…
A new Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in overexcited ‘drop culture’ plays out
Swatch's new Royal Pop pocket watch has sparked outbursts of chaos worldwide. The Swiss watchmaker says there's no shortage of…
Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting…
A displaced Lebanese grandmother feeds thousands of compatriots who fled war
Soubhiye Zeiter started baking outside her tent in Beirut to feed herself and her family, displaced by war. Now, she…
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
Healthcare workers in eastern Congo say they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare Ebola virus spreads rapidly in one…