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18 people have been arrested in a joint US-Columbian anti-human trafficking operation. |
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Three Israeli nationals were among 18 persons detained in Columbia during a combined US-Columbian anti-human trafficking operation July 26-29.Read More |
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Human Remains Discovered During the Search for an Australian Army Helicopter That Crashed at Sea With 4 Crew Members Aboard |
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CANBERRA, Australia—The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea last week, killing four soldiers, discovered human remains but not the black box critical to explaining the disaster, an official said on Thursday.Read More |
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The US Embassy in Niger is being evacuated due to a military coup. |
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The US has ordered the evacuation of part of its workers and families from its embassy in Niamey, Niger's capital, amid a military coup that has deposed the West African country's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum.Read More |
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Poland sends troops to the border, as Belarus denies helicopter violations. |
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WARSAW—Poland announced on Tuesday that it will send troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia's closest ally, of breaching its airspace with military helicopters.Read More |
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Ukraine and Croatia have reached an agreement to use Croatian ports for grain exports. |
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Ukraine and Croatia have agreed to use Croatian ports on the Danube and the Adriatic Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced on Monday after meetings with his Croatian colleague.Read More |
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Burma's military-led government has reduced some of Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences. |
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BANGKOK—Burma's (also known as Myanmar) military-led government has commuted the jail terms of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a mercy related to a Buddhist-majority country's holy festival, state media said Tuesday.Read More |
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Putin claims that Russia does not oppose talks with Ukraine. |
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On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that an African plan may serve as a foundation for peace in Ukraine, but that Ukrainian aggression made it difficult to implement.Read More |
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Moscow's buildings have been hit as Russia claims to have shot down Ukrainian drones. |
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MOSCOW—Russia's Defense Ministry claimed early Sunday that it shot down three Ukrainian drones that attempted to hit Moscow, the second such attack in a week, which damaged a high-rise structure believed to hold government offices.Read More |
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Officials said 10 people were killed, including three children, when strong winds hit a tourist camp in Central Russia. |
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MOSCOW—Ten people were killed, including three children, as severe winds ripped across central Russia, according to emergency services and a local official on Sunday.Read More |
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More than 40 people are killed by a suicide bomber during a political rally in Pakistan. |
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan—A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a political gathering in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Sunday, killing at least 42 people and injuring more than 130, police and rescue authorities said.Read More |
