The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon said on Friday that one of its posts was once again attacked by the Israeli military. Peacekeepers on duty at a permanent observation post in the southern Lebanese town of Dheira were watching on Tuesday as Israeli soldiers conducted house-clearing operations, the United Nations Interim Force in Leban
UN says hardly any seriously injured children evacuated from Gaza
The United Nations says many seriously injured children in the Gaza Strip are dying because ambulances are hardly ever allowed to transport patients to hospitals outside the region. “Those who barely survived the ruthless bombardments are then condemned to die from their injuries,” James Elder, a spokesman for the UN children’s fu
Zelensky says North Korean troops will be in Ukraine within days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to deploy North Korean soldiers from Sunday or Monday. “This is a clear escalation,” Zelensky said on the short message service X on Friday. He cited intelligence information that the soldiers were to be deployed in the combat zone from October 27 or 28. This clearly shows Russian Pr
Catholic Church officials in Greece accused of using nightclubs and cafes to launder €3m of embezzled cash | World News
Catholic Church officials in Greece allegedly sent more than €3m (£2.5m) of embezzled money to be laundered through cafes and nightclubs. The country’s anti-money-laundering authority has been investigating for months and found that two officials allegedly sent the funds from the church to five bank accounts, a source told Reuters. The Athens
Lebanon says 3 killed in Israeli airstrike on journalists’ residence
Three media workers were killed and three others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residence housing journalists in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Friday. The pro-Iran Al Mayadeen TV reported that a cameraman and a technician linked to the broadcaster were killed in an Israeli attack early Friday on the residence [&hellip