Beita residents reach lands for first time since settler takeover
Hundreds of Palestinians reached their land on Jabal Sabih, which was taken over by settlers and then the Israeli army.
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Germany’s largest mosque to broadcast call to prayer on Fridays
Agreement between city of Cologne and local Muslim community shows 'diversity is appreciated,' mayor says.
Kremlin critic Navalny says he is now designated a ‘terrorist’
Designation marks further escalation of pressure against President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic critic.
Austria: New chancellor replaces scandal-hit Kurz
Alexander Schallenberg, 52, succeeds predecessor Sebastian Kurz but opposition warns of 'no change to system'.
Fearing ‘Polexit’, Poles join mass pro-EU rallies
Demonstrations in more than 100 towns and cities across Poland on Sunday as Brussels-Warsaw tensions simmer.
Car bomb kills several in Syria’s Afrin
At least four people killed and several others wounded in car bomb attack in Syrian city of Afrin, according to reports.
As EU hopes fade, Russia, China fill voids across Western Balkans
The EU's waning 'soft power' in the region allows other countries to step in with loans and influence, analysts say.
US, UK citizens in Afghanistan warned of threats to Kabul hotels
Countries tell their citizens to avoid hotels in Kabul, citing 'security threats' in the area.
Nobel Prize in economics goes to ‘natural experiments’ pioneers
US economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens win the 2021 Nobel Prize in economics.
AstraZeneca says drug helps cut risk of severe COVID
Drugmaker says its experimental COVID-19 drug helped cut risk of severe symptoms or death in late-stage study.
Saudi Arabia’s biggest IPO since Aramco surges in debut
Renewable energy business ACWA Power International is seen as key to the country's efforts to diversify from oil.
UK police drop probe into Prince Andrew sexual abuse claim
London's Metropolitan Police will take 'no further action' against royal following review prompted by US lawsuit.
New Zealand makes COVID vaccines mandatory for doctors, teachers
Vaccine mandate comes as New Zealand struggles to quell an outbreak driven by the Delta variant.
Qatar Petroleum changes name to Qatar Energy
CEO Saad Al-Kaabi says the name change signals a new strategy focusing on energy efficiency.
Vietnam’s staff-starved factories implore employees to come back
Millions of workers who fled outbreak are too scared to return to make the world's winter clothes and Christmas gifts.
Tunisia’s President Saied approves new government
Development comes 11 weeks after Saied sacked the PM, suspended parliament and granted himself judicial powers.
Suspected rebels kill five soldiers in Kashmir: Indian army
Tensions rise in recent weeks with a spate of shootings of civilians in attacks claimed by an anti-India rebel group.
Chile’s billionaire president under scrutiny over Pandora leak
Papers gave details about a 2010 stake sale by Sebastian Pinera's family in a mining project that activists objected to.
Vote count underway in Iraq after record low turnout
Preliminary turnout for the fifth election since the 2003 US invasion was at 41 percent.
US navy engineer arrested for selling nuclear submarine secrets
Jonathan Toebbe sold the design of nuclear-powered warships to a foreign official, who was an undercover FBI agent.