European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism
Following the atrocities carried out by Vladimir Putin’s regime against Ukrainian civilians, MEPs have recognised Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the world needs to recognize and confront the Taliban's “gender apartheid” against women and girls in Afghanistan.
Ukraine could lose the war if the U.S. delays military aid, top Ukrainian official says
The Biden administration has asked Congress for more than $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. border security, but so far Republicans in the House have said no.
Putin threatens Latvia with consequences over Russian minority policies
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Latvia would face repercussions "inside their own country" due to Riga's policies regarding the Russian-speaking minority. He made the statement at the meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights on Dec. 4.
In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges
Nepal calls on Russia to stop recruiting Nepalis for war in Ukraine: 6 residents already died
Nepal has addressed Russia with a demand not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army after it became known that six Nepalis who fought on the Russian side have been killed in Ukraine.
Nigerian army drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians
Residents in north-west of the country say many victims of strike during Muslim festival were women and children
Putin stands 70ft from British ambassador meeting due to 'sanitary reasons'
The Russian leader spoke of the need to repair divisions with Britain at Moscow ceremony
Danish union joins strike action against Tesla by Swedish workers
Pressure grows on US electric car company to grant collective bargaining rights to employees
Spies may have helped Hamas obtain accurate maps of IDF bases, report says
Guardian reports, citing Israeli intelligence source, thorough map of base could only have been drawn using 'inside knowledge' – almost certainly from a Hamas spy
Hamas drugged freed Gaza hostages to make them seem calm and happy — Health Ministry
IDF officials: 15,000 likely killed in Gaza since start of war, 5,000 of them are Hamas
France temporarily freezes assets of Hamas leader Sinwar
Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine
Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official said on Monday.
Zelensky says Israel-Hamas war taking focus off Ukraine, fears aid reduction
Released Israeli hostages ask Red Cross to visit remaining captives
Israeli authorities have said seven civilians and an army colonel died in captivity and that 137 hostages remain in Gaza, their condition not always known.
US considering 'appropriate action' in response to Houthi missile attacks in Red Sea
The national security adviser said Iran is the "ultimate party responsible."
S. Korea indirectly supplied more 155-mm shells for Ukraine than all European countries combined: WP | Yonhap News Agency
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's "indirect" p...