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‘Nowhere near winning this,’ Haiti’s PM says of battle against gangs
Prime Minister Garry Conille offers grim view of progress in anti-gang mission on sidelines of UN General Assembly.
Can diplomacy succeed in bringing peace to the Middle East?
World leaders meet at the United Nations amid growing fears of an all-out regional war.
IMF approves $7bn funding agreement for Pakistan
Approval comes more than two months after international lender and Islamabad said they had agreed on programme.
Macron urges end to Israeli ‘escalation’ and Hezbollah rocket fire
"We are firmly calling on Israel to stop the escalation in Lebanon and Hezbollah to stop firing towards Israel."
Israel prepares for possible ground assault in Lebanon, military chief says
At least 51 killed and 220 wounded in Israeli air raids, according to Lebanese health minister.
Is Israel about to invade Lebanon?
More than 550 Lebanese have already been killed and 90,000 displaced since Israel escalated air attacks a week ago.
Israeli army boss tells troops to prepare for possible Lebanon push
Israeli general Herzi Halevi told soldiers in northern Israel that the air attacks on Lebanon would continue.
Ukraine urges world not to seek ‘lull’ in Russia’s war instead of peace
Ukrainian president singles out China, Brazil for pushing what he called 'half-hearted settlement plans'.
Florida braces for major hurricane as Helene strengthening rapidly
Helene is rapidly intensifying and forecast to become a major Category 3 hurricane headed for Florida, forecasters say.
Palestinian confronts Israeli armoured vehicle in occupied West Bank
A Palestinian man was filmed confronting an armoured vehicle as Israeli forces were conducting a raid on Jenin.
Zelenskyy takes aim at China, Brazil in push for peace in Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy questioned the “true interest” of a push by Brazil and China to end the war.
German Green party leaders resign after election losses
Co-leaders' exits come after the party failed to cross five percent threshold in Thuringia and Brandenburg state polls.
Israel is repeating its Gaza assault in Lebanon. Why?
There's an eerie similarity in how Israel is approaching both its assaults. The question is, will that work?
‘I will prevent World War 3’, Trump says
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine.
Celebrating a martyr’s birthday in Gaza
My niece asked us to celebrate the birthday of her father, killed in an Israeli massacre. And we did.
Israeli soldiers hide from Hezbollah rockets
Video shows Israeli soldiers lying on the ground and sheltering from Hezbollah rockets.
Israel has been bombing Gaza and Lebanon at the same time
Hundreds of Israeli air strikes hit areas across Lebanon this week but Israel’s attacks on Gaza haven’t stopped either.
French immigration rules to be reviewed as far right weaponises murder
'If we have to change the rules, let's change them,' says Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
Blinken accused of lying to Congress over Gaza aid
The US’s top diplomat Antony Blinken is facing calls for his resignation over allegations he lied to Congress.
Why was Marcellus Williams executed? What to know about the Missouri case
Marcellus Williams has been executed in Missouri, despite objections from prosecutors.