World May 06 Israeli military strikes, fully disables airport in Yemeni capital Israel's military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, fully disabling the country’s international airport in the capital, Sanaa, and striking several power plants.
World May 01 UN official calls Israel's Gaza aid blockade 'cruel collective punishment' Israel has blocked any humanitarian aid from entering Gaza since the end of a ceasefire two months ago. That has thrown Gaza into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in nearly 19 months of war.
World Apr 12 No injuries reported after bomb blast near Athens offices of Greek railway company The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over a 2023 railway disaster, Greece’s worst, in which 57 people were killed and dozens more injured when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were accidentally put on…
World Oct 10 WATCH: Group of Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo for its activism against nuclear weapons.
World Aug 12 Hundreds of Greek firefighters tackle 'exceptionally dangerous' wildfire threatening Athens The blaze that began Sunday afternoon is racing through pine forests left tinder-dry by repeated heat waves this summer.
World Jun 14 On 2nd day of summit in Italy, G7 leaders focus on migration, AI and economic security The Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on Friday, the second and final day of their summit in Italy. The G7 leaders stressed their determination to meet…
World Dec 09 Israel continues bombarding Gaza, including places it told Palestinians to evacuate to Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south.
World Sep 08 People saved from houses in Greece as river bursts its banks and floodwaters rise Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 22 people in all three countries since the rains began Tuesday.
World Aug 29 Devastating Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in the EU After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region is mainly concentrated deep in a forest near the border with Turkey, in an area difficult to access.
World Aug 28 Greece authorities reinforce firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country's northeast Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating.