Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war/in /by
The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.
Hostage families join nationwide protests over Gaza offensive/in /by
Protesters demanding the return of hostages and an end to the Gaza war staged a beach display outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, depicting Donald Trump’s profile with the slogan “End BB’s War”.
Japan issues top-level warnings as floods and landslides hit Kyushu/in /by
Heavy rain lashed Japan’s southern Kyushu island on Friday, triggering floods, landslides and mass evacuations as authorities issued the highest-level warnings in parts of the region.
Victoria Mboko stuns Naomi Osaka to win National Bank Open/in /by
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.
WATCH: Philadelphia’s Franklin Square glows in annual lantern festival/in /by
Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphia’s Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.
Wealthy businessman appointed leader in Haiti as gangs threaten to overthrow government/in /by
A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government.
Egypt seeks to renew cooperation with Sudan/in /by
Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday.
Ivory Coast marks 65th independence anniversary with military parade/in /by
Just a week after the Ivorian president announced his intention to run for a controversial fourth term this October, supporters and members of his administration gathered in the central city of Bouaké to mark the country’s 65th independence anniversary with a military parade.
Senegal, Turkey deepen cooperation in key sectors/in /by
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday
Air ambulance crashes near Kenya’s capital killing 6/in /by
AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashed