Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine's defence minister Reznikov September 03, 2023 at 09:57AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Snuday announced he was replacing Kyiv's defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for "new approaches" in the ministry, a year and a half into Russia's invasion. "Now Rustem Umerov should be the head of the (defence) ministry," Zelenskyy said in his evening address.

Burning Man revelers stranded in Nevada desert by rain and mud September 03, 2023 at 03:09AM

Tens of thousands of revelers attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert have been asked to shelter in place and conserve food and water on Saturday after a rainstorm turned the site into mud.Access to and from Black Rock City, the event's site, was closed "for the remainder of the event," organizers said in a statement on social media.

Syrian children return to school amid deep economic crisis September 03, 2023 at 02:27AM

Nearly four million Syrians students in government-controlled areas returned to school Sunday, braving the effects of war, a devastating earthquake and a deep economic crisis. Government forces have regained control of most of the country after years of fighting, but areas in seven of Syria's 14 provinces remain outside the control of Damascus.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu demands Eritrean migrants involved in violent clash to be deported immediately September 02, 2023 at 11:55PM

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the immediate deportation of Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv and has ordered a plan to remove all African migrants from the country. The clashes between Eritrean supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government resulted in dozens of injuries.