President Biden has placed a condition on humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip, as Israel said Wednesday it will allow Egypt to deliver limited supplies for civilians. The aid will be the first assistance given to Gaza since Israel imposed a punishing 10-day siege on the territory. The announcement to allow water, food and … Read more
The South Korean Unification Ministry is tracking the import of luxury goods into North Korea, finding an increase in conspicuous wealth among the country’s elite. The ruling Kim Dynasty and other high-ranking individuals in North Korea have increased consumption of designer imports and luxury items. “North Korea appears to be introducing luxury goods worth hundreds … Read more
The house on Villegas Street, in the heart of Old Havana, looks nothing like the stately two-story home it used to be a century ago, with its high ceilings, wrought iron railings, semicircular arches and stairs covered in white marble. Its former elegance is such that local lore says it used to belong to a … Read more
A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in graft cases, clearing the way for him to return home from self-imposed exile in London, where he went in 2019 for medical treatment. The decision by the Islamabad High Court is a major boost for … Read more
Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday. The government of President Daniel Ortega said that the priests were flown to Rome Wednesday afternoon following productive talks with the … Read more
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Israel on Thursday, when he held diplomatic talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and condemned Hamas, a terrorist group that governs Gaza, for their ruthless assault on Oct. 7, when they slaughtered more than 1,400 Israelis in a single day. Sunak’s visit came on the 13th day of … Read more
Dozens of Hamas operatives have been arrested in the West Bank overnight, the Israeli military announced Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its troops and the Shin Bet security agency “operated in many centers throughout the Judea and Samaria Division for Countering Terrorism” and as a result “arrested over 80 … Read more
Russia is demanding the extradition of a Ukrainian citizen from Canada due to his past service to the German SS. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered on Wednesday for law enforcement agencies to begin looking into the extradition of Yaroslav Hunka, 98, from Canada on charges related to his service to Nazi Germany. “Hunka must … Read more
A drone strike targeted a U.S. base in Syria on Wednesday, the same day as the attempted drone attacks in Iraq, Fox News has learned. A U.S. defense official told Fox News that an undisclosed number of drones targeted the U.S. Al-Tanf base, located near Syria’s shared border with Iraq and Jordan. Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Al … Read more
Netanel Halevi was dancing with friends in the southern Israel desert at the Tribe of Nova music festival when Hamas terrorists began shooting bullets and rocket-propelled grenades toward the unsuspecting crowd. Two days later, he was with his reserve unit at Israel’s northern front. “A few minutes after the first missiles, they turn off the … Read more