An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire Sunday, 18 August 2024, 06:38 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press An Israel airstrike in Gaza killed at least 18 people, all from the same family, on Saturday, hours after mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas after 10...
A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread? Saturday, 17 August 2024, 07:17 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international...
US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for €47 donation to Ukraine Friday, 16 August 2024, 12:15 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana was convicted Thursday of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a donation of about...
Matthew Perry's assistant among 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in 'Friends' star's death Friday, 16 August 2024, 07:06 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death in what prosecutors called a "broad underground criminal...
Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo Friday, 16 August 2024, 07:03 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a day after the World Health Organization...
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads Thursday, 15 August 2024, 11:41 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen...
Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens; 1 person dead Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 10:26 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press A major wildfire raged across the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of...
Police in London say a man is arrested after a child and adult were stabbed in Leicester Square Monday, 12 August 2024, 15:33 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in central London, London's Metropolitan Police said Monday. The attack occurred in Leicester Square, a...
Israel widens evacuation orders in Gaza; Hamas wants plans for deal instead of more talks Monday, 12 August 2024, 07:33 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80...
What's behind the anti-immigrant violence that has exploded across Britain? Here's a look Sunday, 11 August 2024, 15:08 Last update: about 12 months ago Associated Press Britain has been convulsed by violence for the past weeks as crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police. The disturbances have been fuelled by right-wing activists...