Category: 3. Middle East

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty…

By Michael Holden

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of…

VERSAILLES, France — A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles.

The painting was recently found in…

The Argentine government maintained a detailed dossier on Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, who led a relatively carefree life in the country until he fled to Paraguay in 1959, according to declassified documents reported by Fox News on…

Canada’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning settler violence, saying it is “aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank.”

The ministry said Canada “strongly condemns the violent acts committed by extremist settlers and opposes…

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sales by the world’s top 100 arms makers reached a record $679 billion last year, as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza boosted demand, researchers said Monday, but production issues hampered deliveries.

The figure was…

Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Monday on day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country, with joyful Lebanese welcoming the pontiff at two famous pilgrimage sites.

Thousands of people cheered, ululated and threw…

Pope Leo XIV is set to urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, bringing a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.

After arriving from Turkey on his inaugural visit abroad as…

Pope Leo XIV will urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, offering a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.

After arriving from Turkey on his inaugural visit abroad as pontiff,…

Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Monday as he kicked off day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country with a visit to a famous pilgrimage site.

Thousands of people cheered, ululated and threw rice in celebration…