Trump administration suspends US green card lottery
AFP : US homeland security chief Kristi Noem suspended a green card lottery on Thursday, saying it was used by the suspect in a mass...
International
Miami talks must end Israel’s Gaza truce ‘violations’
Agencies : A top Hamas official said that talks in Miami on Friday to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire must aim to...
Parents in India devastated as children with thalassemia test HIV positive
BBC : Parents of children with thalassemia in India say they are devastated after life-saving blood transfusions left their children HIV-positive, confronting them with illness,...
China, US seek Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of ASEAN meeting
Reuters : China and the U.S. are renewing their separate efforts to reach a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, days ahead of a special meeting...
Gaza’s tech workers code from rubble
Al Jazeera : In a territory where 81 percent of buildings lie damaged or destroyed, a small community of young Palestinians is fighting to preserve...
Pakistan arrests senior official from Islamic State offshoot
AFP : Pakistan has captured a leader from an offshoot of the Islamic State jihadist group, a senior intelligence official said Friday, after the arrest...
Ukraine says received 1,003 bodies from Russia
Agencies : Kyiv said on Friday that it had received from Russia more than 1,000 remains of people that Moscow said were Ukrainian soldiers killed...
Man’s capture sabotaged secret Hezbollah naval unit: Israel
Agencies : Israel’s military said Friday a man seized last year in Lebanon was a Hezbollah operative who played a key role in planning a...
US judge convicted of helping immigrant evade arrest
AFP : A US judge accused of helping an undocumented man evade federal immigration agents was found guilty of obstruction on Thursday and now faces...
Russia preparing for contacts with US on Ukraine
Reuters : The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about US talks with European...
Saudi increasingly concerned by Israel’s impact on regional instability: Experts
Arab News : Experts on Wednesday noted Saudi Arabia’s increased concern over Israel’s regional conduct during a panel discussion hosted by the Middle East Institute...
US conducts strikes near Venezuela, seizes oil tanker amid Trump’s drug war
AP : The Trump administration has carried out a series of military operations near Venezuela over the past three months, including attacks on alleged drug-smuggling...