Sri Lanka's new leftist government has agreed to press ahead with a controversial IMF bailout programme that involves tough austerity and economic reforms, the international lender announced Saturday.
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 44,176 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Iran has lodged a protest with Moscow regarding what it described as the "violent" arrest of Iranian students at a university in the Russian city of Kazan, state media reported Saturday.
Gaza's civil defence agency said that 19 people, including at least six children, were killed by Israeli air strikes and tank fire on Saturday. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "19 people ...
George Russell of Mercedes took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday while title-chasing Max Verstappen was fifth as the Dutchman closes in on a fourth successive world championship.
Maja Mitic is Serbian. Zana Hoxha is Kosovar. Their adaptation of an ancient Greek tragedy highlights not so much the devastation war inflicts on women but women's capacity to heal and resist.