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WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE — Authorities in Haiti say they are enforcing a nighttime curfew following an eruption of weekend violence, including armed gangs fighting with police at the National Penitentiary. A 72-hour state of emergency has been declared in the wake of the violence. Thousands of prisoners fled Haiti’s National Penitentiary, located in the capital, during […]
Negotiations are to resume in Cairo on Sunday for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza with mediators from Egypt and Qatar expect to receive a response from Hamas on the latest proposed framework, reports say. Israel has more or less accepted the framework, a senior Biden administration official said Saturday. “Right now, the ball […]
Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv that he could not disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning. “31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000 … (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is lying there … But nevertheless, this is a big loss for us.” Ukraine […]
HONG KONG — Dior has postponed a fashion show set to be held in Hong Kong next month, a city official confirmed Saturday, dealing a blow to the financial hub’s ambitions to boost its economy through major events. Hong Kong is courting top international celebrities and brands in the hope of rebooting its reputation, which has […]
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities to return Navalny’s body […]
The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a drone strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin late Thursday, killing a suspected militant from the Islamic Jihad group. A military statement said Yasser Hanoun was on his way to carry out a shooting attack. It gave no further details. Hanoun had been implicated […]
Israeli forces carried out aerial attacks and ground operations Monday in the southern Gaza Strip, as Gaza health officials said the number of Palestinians killed there since October surpassed 29,000 people. The Hamas-run health ministry said 107 people had been killed during the past day, and that the total number of people wounded in Israeli […]
Alexey Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. The Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived to […]
Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it destroyed a Russian Navy large landing ship in the Black Sea near Russia-occupied Crimea. The Ukrainian military identified the Russian ship as the Caesar Kunikov, and said it was in the waters near the city of Alupka at the time of the attack. There was no immediate comment from Russia. Ukrainian […]
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has announced she is working on a new podcast with Lemonada Media. One year after ending her partnership with Spotify, Meghan has announced she has teamed up with another podcast company. “I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my […]
