Dozens evacuated as smoke from Hamburg fire halts trains
Blaze engulfs toxic chemicals, sending black smoke over the German city, as residents warned to close their windows.
Day: April 9, 2023
Official: Afghan special forces kill 2 IS fighters in raid
A regional official says Afghan special forces killed two Islamic State fighters and arrested a third during an operation in the country’s west
Official: Afghan special forces kill 2 IS fighters in raid
A regional official says Afghan special forces killed two Islamic State fighters and arrested a third during an operation in the country’s west.
Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbour, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals.
Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she’s no longer defined by the “firsts” that accompanied her arrival in Congress.
Tensions Build Around Jerusalem Shrine After Syria Rockets
Israeli fighter jets attacked Syrian army sites, including a compound of Syria’s 4th Division and radar and artillery posts.
France: Marseille building collapses, fire stymies rescues
France’s interior minister says up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille.
The show must not go on: Singing ‘Bodyguard’ fans ejected, stage show abruptly ends
A British performance of “The Bodyguard” musical ended in unrequited love for some audience members who couldn’t refrain from singing along to the anthemic finale.
Holiday rites without clashes in Jerusalem but region braces for further violence
Tensions over access to al-Aqsa mosque compound have triggered cross-border fighting in Gaza Strip and drawn in Lebanon and SyriaSimultaneous Muslim and Jewish holiday rites at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Temple Mount or al-Aqsa mosque compound have passed …