Newsgrasp
Lebanese cabinet holds more talks on disarming Hezbollah, under US pressure
Lebanon’s cabinet has again met to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah despite the latter’s earlier rejection of the…
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea’s New Britain region, EMSC says
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea on Friday, the…
Trump seeks trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy
The Kremlin says Russian President Putin and President Trump will meet in the "coming days" over the war…
Guinea-Bissau’s president appoints new prime minister
BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, three months before presidential…
Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries: State TV
Sudan’s air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at an airport…
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after they and a…
Israel’s Netanyahu says wants to take control of all of Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take military control of…
Iowa shooting, explosion and fire leave 2 dead and 1 critically injured
GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A shooting and subsequent explosion and fire in a house in western Iowa left…
‘How much worse could it get?’ Gazans fear full occupation
"When will this nightmare end?" wonders Amal Hamada, a 20-year-old displaced woman who, like most Gazans, feels powerless…
All injured soldiers in US base shooting expected to fully recover, Army says
(Reuters) -Three of the five U.S. soldiers wounded in a military base shooting have been released from hospital…
Prosecutors in Thailand issue indictments for dozens in deadly building collapse
BANGKOK (AP) — State prosecutors in Thailand have formally indicted 23 individuals and companies on charges related to…
Zambia denies health risks flagged by US embassy over acid spill
LUSAKA (Reuters) -Zambia denied on Thursday that an acid spill in its copper-mining region six months ago still…
Light aircraft crashes in Kenya’s capital, Star newspaper reports
NAIROBI (Reuters) -A light aircraft crashed in Nairobi's densely populated Githurai neighbourhood on Thursday, Kenya's Star newspaper reported.…
The Paris office of Israeli airline El Al is vandalized with graffiti
PARIS (AP) — Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti,…
Italy greenlights plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge
Italy has given final approval to a long-delayed plan to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the…