Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Cubans to secretly work with the CIA to topple their government
Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis in an attack on Friday before being killed in a shootout with soldiers, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a lockdown in the occupied West Bank days before Israeli elections. Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday's vote, said that Israeli troops prevented what could have been a major attack, with the two assailants allegedly carrying a large quantity of ammunition in their vehicle
Israeli forces on Wednesday briefly detained a US congressional candidate as he joined activists supporting Palestinians harvesting olives in the face of threats by extremist settlers. Brad Lander, a left-wing Democrat who is expected to easily win a House seat in New York City on November 3, posted on social media that he was detained along with a group of rabbis and volunteers as they harvested olives west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank
Students, teachers and civil servants are demonstrating in Greece today, protesting over staff shortages, poor infrastructure and the cost of living. Dozens of students have set up tents in the Square facing Parliament, in Athens, and on a pedestrian street in Thessaloniki on Tuesday. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Athens, Nathalie Savaricas
The president began a three-day trip to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar on Monday, hoping to 'secure' France's energy supplies. But the Gulf monarchies, whose hydrocarbon exports have plummeted due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, have little more leverage than Paris over the confrontation between the US and Iran
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The ministry said the aircraft would operate only in a defensive role and would not conduct offensive strikes against the Iran-aligned Houthis, whose attacks Britain says threaten regional stability and risk disrupting energy supplies and trade routes
Nigeria has reported its first known case of Ebola during Africa's latest outbreak originating in the DRC. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the patient was a woman who had recently flown to Abuja from Uganda
UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process
Kyiv has found itself increasingly vulnerable. A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people there, and a Pentagon-funded satellite program appeared to be curbed without warning
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought European backing Thursday after vowing to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries despite US President Donald Trump’s demands to stop. Tensions between Kyiv and Washington have escalated in recent days over sanctions, energy infrastructure attacks and restrictions on satellite communications
Hundreds of thousands of people protested this weekend over declining public services and rising cost-of-living pressures