THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The International Criminal Court heard on Tuesday how the former senior commander of a Libyan prison murdered and raped inmates, sometimes in front of their children, earning the nickname “Angel of Death.”
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – A joint operation against Islamic State fighters by Nigeria and the United States has killed 175 of the fighters over the past few days, the Nigerian military said Tuesday.
The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed more than 130 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there are no specific treatments or vaccines. “There’s nothing even close to ready for clinical trials,” said Dr. Celine Gounder.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A mysterious attack on an Iranian oil refinery during the Iran war caused an oil spill that affected a nearby Persian Gulf island that’s a protected breeding ground for wildlife, videos and satellite photos show.
BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO’s top military officer said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe – at least not anytime soon – beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.
NEW YORK (AP) – The bond market is usually a quiet corner of Wall Street, one where moves get measured in hundredths of a percentage point. But the warning signals it sends can be powerful enough to drag stock markets up and down and in the past have even convinced President Donald Trump and other world leaders to back off some of their most extreme actions.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq, the country’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, likely signaling that Iranian-backed Shiite militias launched the assault.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s finance minister has ordered the eviction of a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that has long been a target of Israeli authorities, saying the measure is a response to reports that he may be a target of international war crimes prosecutors.