Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount

Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and canceling flights to Israel and Lebanon as fears grow of a possible conflict in the region following the killing of senior members of the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah this week. Singapore Airlines has stopped flying through Iranian airspace since early Friday morning and is using alternative … Read more

At least 13 dead in Nigeria hardship protests: rights group

Newly freed Americans back on US soil after landmark prisoner exchange with Russia WASHINGTON: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow freeing journalist Evan Gershkovich and American colleague Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people … Read more

‘Black and proud’: Kamala Harris has never shied away from racial identity

The US recognized opposition candidate Gonzalez as the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election CARACAS, Venezuela: The stakes have risen for Venezuela's electoral body to present evidence supporting its decision to declare President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the country's presidential election after the United States on Thursday recognized opposition candidate Edmund Gonzalez as the … Read more