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French U.N. peacekeepers patrol the Lebanese-Israeli border in the village of Houla, southern Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025
UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon after nearly five decades
NEW YORK — The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally Israel.The United States initially demanded that the force be ended in six months and later sought a one-year final extension. UNIFIL will now fulfil a final 16-month mandate to continue its activities near Lebanon’s UN-drawn border with Israel until 31 December, 2026.It will have a year to withdraw its 10,800 military and civilian personnel and all UN equipment. During this period, UNIFIL was authorised to carry out a few limited activities.The multinational peacekeeping force was initially created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from...
August 29, 2025

UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon after nearly five decades

An of overview of an Iranian nuclear Fordow facility
France, Germany and UK begin process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
GENEVA — France, Germany and the United Kingdom have begun the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.The triggering of the so-called snapback sanctions, a move that the United States welcomed on Thursday, comes as diplomatic efforts to restrain Iran’s growing nuclear program have faltered. Tehran has condemned the move and warned there could be consequences for reimplementing sanctions.The “E3” countries notified the UN Security Council Thursday that they were triggering the snapback mechanism, which would reimpose all UN sanctions that had been previously lifted in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The mechanism was included as part of that agreement, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA).Iran has increasingly breached the nuclear...
August 29, 2025

France, Germany and UK begin process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear program

Princess Diana attends the sealing of a time capsule at a children's hospital in London in March 1991
Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital
ATLANTA — A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana in 1991 has been dug out of a children’s hospital in London to enable the construction of a new cancer center.Workers who were either born in 1991 or already working at the hospital that year helped remove the capsule which revealed items including a pocket size television, Kylie Minogue CD, and some tree seeds, according to a press release Wednesday from the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).Janet Holmes, Senior Health Play Specialist, who was working at GOSH in 1991, said her favorite item was the pocket TV.“It brought back so many memories seeing the pocket TV in there – I had bought one for my husband back in the day, for when he had a break whilst driving his coach around the country. They were very expensive...
August 29, 2025

Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital

Senator Alejandro Moreno, left, shoves Senator Gerardo Fernandez Norona during a Senate session on August 27, 2025
Fight breaks out in Mexican Senate, following debate on US military intervention
MEXICO CITY — A meeting of the Mexican Senate descended into violence Wednesday, after one of its members apparently became enraged at not getting a chance to speak.The scuffle broke out between two high-ranking senators toward the end of a session that had included a heated debate on the possibility of US military intervention in the country.As the national anthem was playing, the aggrieved senator, Alejandro Moreno – president of the opposition party PRI – stepped up to the podium and grabbed the arm of Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña, of the ruling Morena party, and a shoving match ensued.Others nearby then stepped in. A live broadcast of the exchange shows one man in a suit appearing to take a swing at Noroña, while Moreno pushes a different man in a green shirt to...
August 29, 2025

Fight breaks out in Mexican Senate, following debate on US military intervention

A Harvard University graduate with a message in support of international students on her mortarboard sits with fellow students at the start of commencement exercises at Harvard University in Harvard Yard May 29, 2025,
Trump administration plans four-year limit on foreign students 
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would limit how long foreign students are allowed to study in the United States.The rule targets visas for foreign students, cultural exchange programs and foreign media, and comes as the administration has taken aggressive actions related to student visas and continues its crackdown on some international students it says have broken the law.Foreign students who have the F visa can currently stay in the US for the duration of their studies, regardless of length of time. But the new rule would change the admission period for foreign students and exchange visitors to a fixed period of “up to the duration of the program they are participating in, not to exceed a 4-year period.” The proposed rule would keep the...
August 29, 2025

Trump administration plans four-year limit on foreign students 

Ukrainian rescuers carry the body of a victim recovered during a search and rescue operation at the site of a residential building heavily damaged following a Russian missile strike on Thursday
Russia launches second-biggest air assault of Ukraine war, killing at least 21 
KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials.Buildings belonging to the European Union and the British Council were damaged in the strikes into Thursday, causing both the EU and the United Kingdom to summon the top Russian diplomats in their capitals.Among those killed are children aged 2, 17 and 14, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.Ukraine’s air force said that the Kremlin unleashed 629 air attack weapons on the country overnight, comprising 598 drones and 31 missiles.Yuriy Ihnat, head of communications for the air force, told CNN that the strikes comprised “one of the largest...
August 29, 2025

Russia launches second-biggest air assault of Ukraine war, killing at least 21 

A five-story residential building was destroyed in the attack Thursday
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 17 and damage EU headquarters
KYIV — The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July — which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital. Seventeen people including four children were killed and dozens more wounded in the bombardment, Ukrainian officials said. A five-story residential building was destroyed, and the EU mission and nearby British Council were damaged. In a strongly worded statement, von der Leyen said that Russian missiles struck in close proximity to the diplomatic mission: "Two missiles hit in a distance of 50m (165ft) of the delegation within 20 seconds." The overnight attacks followed a US-led diplomatic offensive aimed at bringing an...
August 28, 2025

European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 17 and damage EU headquarters

While Singapore was one of the first places in the world to ban vaping in 2018, the practice has persisted
Caning and fines for those caught in Singapore drug vape crackdown
SINGAPORE — Singaporean authorities have announced tougher penalties for vaping as they try to crack down on the increasing use of drug-laced vapes in the country.These include stiffer fines, longer jail terms and even caning. Foreigners may also be deported.While Singapore was one of the first places in the world to ban vaping in 2018, the practice has persisted and in recent months the city-state has seen a rise in popularity of vapes laced with etomidate, an anaesthetic drug.This has caused widespread alarm in the country which has some of the world's toughest drug laws.In recent months, authorities have acknowledged the growing prevalence of etomidate-laced vapes, more popularly known as Kpods in Singapore. The nickname is short for "ketamine pods" and refers to how...
August 28, 2025

Caning and fines for those caught in Singapore drug vape crackdown

Kaja Kallas
EU summons Russian envoy after strike damaged the bloc's delegation in Kyiv
BRUSSELS — The European Union has formally summoned the Russian envoy in Brussels in response to the Russian strike that severely damaged the bloc's delegation in Kyiv."No diplomatic mission should ever be a target," High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Thursday as she announced her decision.The Kremlin's chargé d'affaires to the EU is Karen Malayan.The overnight attack, part of Moscow's campaign of sowing terror and chaos, has killed at least 14 people and left dozens injured, causing major destruction across the city.Two Russian missiles hit within 50 metres of the delegation in the span of 20 seconds."While the world seeks a path to peace, Russia responds with missiles," Kallas said earlier on Thursday. "The overnight attack on Kyiv shows a...
August 28, 2025

EU summons Russian envoy after strike damaged the bloc's delegation in Kyiv

George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, attends the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019
Trump calls for billionaire George Soros to face federal charges
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is threatening 95-year-old billionaire George Soros and his son with charges of racketeering.In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the US President said on Wednesday that “George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America.”The US President referred to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law which is used to prosecute criminal organisations. However, Trump did not offer any evidence in his post, nor did he give more details on whether Soros was under any investigation.Trump called the billionaire and his organisation “radical left-wing psychopaths” in his post.Billionaire George Soros is...
August 28, 2025

Trump calls for billionaire George Soros to face federal charges

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