International

Unaccompanied minors on plane held in France over suspected trafficking

VATRY, France, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - Ten Indian passengers among more than 300, including unaccompanied minors, on a Nicaragua-bound…

Five held in anti-terror operation in north France

PARIS, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - Five people were arrested in northern France on Friday as part of an investigation…

Body of US-Israeli killed in Hamas attack held in Gaza, says kibbutz

JERUSALEM, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - A US-Israeli man believed to have been taken captive by Hamas militants on October…

Sri Lanka detains nearly 15,000 in drug crackdown

COLOMBO, Dec 24, 2023 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police announced Sunday the arrests of nearly 15,000 people during a week-long…

UN urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

GENEVA, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women…

Tanker ship off India hit by attack drone ‘fired from Iran’: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Dec 24, 2023 (AFP) - A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by…

White House urges ‘serious scrutiny’ of US Steel takeover deal

WASHINGTON, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - A proposed deal that would see US Steel Corp bought by Japan's Nippon Steel…

Ukraine says it shot down three Russian Su-34 fighters

KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - Ukraine's military said it has shot down three Russian fighter-bombers in the south…

Stepping up tone, US says Iran ‘deeply involved’ in Huthi ship attacks

By Shaun TANDON WASHINGTON, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - The United States on Friday accused Iran of close involvement in…

Supreme Court declines to fast-track Trump ‘absolute immunity’ case

By Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to immediately hear former…

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