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Jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti suffers rib fractures after assault in Israeli prisons

Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody, has sustained rib fractures after being beaten by guards in Israeli...

Israeli Mossad spy agency attempting to recruit agents in Yemen: Report

The Israeli Mossad spying agency is reportedly seeking to recruit agents inside Yemen to gather intelligence in preparation for a potential escalation of military strikes against the...

South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel over genocide case

JOHANNESBURG—Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla said Oct. 8 they were subjected...

Palestinians have mixed feelings on approval of first phase of ‘peace plan’

During a week of negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 9, Israel approved the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “peace plan”...

Conference opens in Tehran to address U.S., Israeli assassinations of scientists

Iran has launched the “Rising of the Wise against Sophicide” conference to condemn a campaign of targeted assassinations of scientists by the U.S. and Israel. Mohammad-Javad Larijani, head...

Palestinian killed, 3 others injured in illegal settler attack in West Bank

A Palestinian man has been killed and three others were injured when illegal Israeli settlers attacked a community in the central sector of the...

U.S. strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, president says

BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Oct. 8 there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the U.S. military off the...

African state uncovers ‘espionage network’

Burkina Faso’s government has detained the leaders of an NGO over claims of illicit intelligence gathering. Burkina Faso’s government has arrested eight workers for a...

Cuba and Vietnam continue to strengthen ties

HANOI, Vietnam—The meeting between Esteban Lazo Hernández, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Party, president of the National Assembly...

While denying humanitarian aid to Gazans, Israel is now making moves in Africa

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar visited Zambia to cap Israel’s steadily growing ties between the two countries and to mark what is being called,...