World Dec 23 France marks day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte territory off Africa France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a week ago.
World Dec 19 Mayotte residents plead for water, food and other aid as Macron visits cyclone-devastated island The visit took a testy turn when French President Emmanuel Macron was criticized for being out of touch about what was happening on the ground by a man who said they had gone six days without water or a visit…
World Dec 18 Families scramble to help in French territory of Mayotte after deadly cyclone rips through island Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France's president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive.
World Oct 29 Congo wants UN peacekeepers to leave, but endless war complicates that The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it.
World Jun 08 Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military's heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children,…
World Jun 01 Israel says permanent Gaza cease-fire plan is a ‘nonstarter,’ undermining Biden Israel’s prime minister on Saturday called a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for the ending the war are met, appearing to undermine a proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden had announced as an Israeli one.
World May 24 Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Oryon Hernandez were found and their families have been notified.
World May 17 In Gaza, war means no formal education for hundreds of thousands of students Since the war erupted Oct. 7, all of Gaza's schools have closed — leaving hundreds of thousands of students like Atef without formal schooling or a safe place to spend their days.
World May 11 Israel orders 40,000 new evacuations in Rafah as it expands military offensive Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the heavily populated central area, in defiance of growing pressure from close…
World May 09 Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to after U.S. threatens halt in weapons delivery Israel says that Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold in Gaza and Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade the city, despite widespread international opposition due concerns over the more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are huddled in the city.