U.N. Palestinian refugee agency replaces boss pending inquiry outcome
The head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees has stepped aside until the end of an investigation into misconduct allegations, the agency said...
Several tourists stabbed in Jordanian city near Roman ruins: police
Several tourists were stabbed on Wednesday in Jerash, a Jordanian city popular with foreign visitors, along with a local guide and a security guard, police...
French movie icon Catherine Deneuve admitted to hospital: Le Parisien
French actress Catherine Deneuve, 76, was admitted to hospital in Paris after falling ill overnight, French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Wednesday....
Kremlin reviews pardon request from Norwegian jailed for espionage
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it had received a formal pardon request from Frode Berg, a Norwegian national jailed in Russia for espionage, and that...
Mexico vows justice for U.S. family
Mexico’s foreign minister has said the country is seeking justice for the nine American women and children killed in an ambush. Michelle Hennessy reports....
Some leading Polish companies back climate neutrality goal
Over 20 Polish companies, private and state-run, have backed the European Union proposal for the bloc to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at a time...
Chileans debate in the streets in ‘first act of revolution’ to determine their future
Harnessing the same energy that has galvanized millions of people to take to the streets in protest, a spectacle unseen since the bloody fight against...
UK’s Johnson begins election battle, vowing Brexit and casting rival as ‘Stalin’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially kicks off his election campaign on Wednesday with a promise to “get Brexit done” in contrast to his main...
Militants attack Tajik border post, 17 killed: security officials
Masked Islamic State militants attacked a border post on the Tajik-Uzbek border overnight, triggering a gun battle that killed 15 of the militants, a guard...
Pompeo says U.S. troubled by reports of China harassing families of Uighur activists
The United States is deeply troubled by reports the Chinese government has “harassed, imprisoned, or arbitrarily detained” relatives of Uighur Muslim activists and survivors of...