BEIRUT (AP) — A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters late Sunday, in the first significant attack in Syria or Iraq since the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes over the weekend against Iran-backed militias that have been targeting its forces in the region.The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government on Monday restricted access to the mobile internet as opposition leaders and supporters launched protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the Feb. 25 presidential election over an electoral dispute.Federal lawmakers were set to debate a bill that recommends an election delay of up to six months. It
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boarded a plane at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Sunday, on his way to Saudi Arabia. Blinken is on his fifth urgent diplomatic mission since Israel’s war with Hamas began in October. (Feb. 5) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boarded a plane at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on
An underwater lion dance wowed visitors at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the events held there in anticipation of the lunar new year, which falls on Feb. 10. An underwater lion dance wowed visitors at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the events held there in
Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. (Feb. 5) Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. (Feb. 5) Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K. and Ireland went to Belfast Monday to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government and bask in a good-news moment after two years of political crisis.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar visited the new administration at Belfast’s Stormont Castle as its ministers met for
JERUSALEM (AP) — An American porn actor who has advocated for Palestinians online during Israel’s war on Hamas traveled to Iran and visited the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which was abandoned after the 1979 hostage crisis. The visit by Whitney Wright as Iran imprisons Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a pair of controversial public safety proposals on the March 5 ballot, including one that would require single adults on welfare be screened and treated for illegal drug addiction or else lose cash assistance.Mayor London Breed also supports a ballot measure that would
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nearly a hundred members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh during fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official of Bangladesh’s border agency said Monday.Shariful Islam, spokesperson for Border Guard Bangladesh, said by phone that the Myanmar forces entered
LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Authorities scheduled a news conference for Monday to discuss a 2018 case that has led to sexual assault charges against four current NHL players and a former NHL player, all of whom were on Canada’s world junior hockey team that year.Five players from that team have been charged with sexual assault:
