When Khalil Sayegh thinks back to his childhood in the Gaza Strip, the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius looms large in his memory. Sayegh, now 29, remembers the weddings,…
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South Sudan: Floods displace almost 380,000- UN
Flooding in South Sudan has displaced more than 379,000 people, according to a United Nations update that warned about a surge in malaria. Aid agencies have said the world’s youngest country,…
USA: Pentagon allows US military contractors to fix weapons in Ukraine
The United States is allowing a small number of American defence contractors to work inside Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, according to US officials. The US has been…
Cuba: Power slowly coming back on after passage of Category 3 Hurricane Rafael
Authorities in Cuba say they are slowly restoring electricity to the eastern half of the island after the entire country lost power when Hurricane Rafael knocked out the electrical grid. Ten million people were…
Russia: President Putin says he is ready for dialogue with ‘courageous’ Trump
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the United States election, saying Moscow was ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect.In his first public remarks since Trump’s win, Putin on…
South Korea: Two dead and 12 missing after fishing boat sinks
At least two people are dead and 12 others missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Korea, coastguard officials have said.The 120-tonne Geumseong sank about 24…
USA: More than 40 monkeys on the loose in South Carolina after escaping lab
More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research lab in a small town in the United States after an employee failed to properly shut an enclosure.The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys…
USA: Trump adviser says Ukraine’s focus must be peace not retaking territory
A senior adviser to president-elect Donald Trump says the incoming administration will focus on achieving peace in the war in Ukraine rather than winning back territory. Bryan Lanza, a Republican…
South Korea: Military blames North Korea for GPS signal ‘jamming attack’
North Korea has staged a Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming attack, Seoul’s military has said, an ongoing disruption operation that has affected several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in…
Pakistan: At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Quetta
At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bombing at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, according to authorities. The explosion on Saturday…