A fire in a hospital near Rome kills at least 4 and forces the evacuation of facility and patients December 08, 2023 at 10:18PM

Rocket attack targets the US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties reported December 07, 2023 at 11:00PM

A rocket attack, the first confirmed since the Israel-Hamas war, hit the US Embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad, causing minor material damage but no casualties. Iran-backed militias have claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on U.S. facilities in Iraq and Syria during the past weeks. The attack targeted the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government buildings and embassies. The US military reported a total of 78 attacks on US facilities, with 37 in Iraq and 41 in Syria. This attack underscores the ongoing threats faced by US personnel and facilities in the region.

Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks, says Russia backs it December 07, 2023 at 11:05PM

Azerbaijan is tipped to host next year's UN climate summit, after striking a late deal with longtime adversary Armenia over its bid. The Azeri bid, which has the support of most countries in the UN's Eastern Europe regional group, is expected to win support at the COP28 climate summit. Diplomats are racing to find a deal before the scheduled end of COP28 on December 12. The choice of the next host has left little time for preparation.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds December 06, 2023 at 10:08PM

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison on humanitarian grounds despite a request from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to delay his release. The court ruled in favor of a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori in 2017 by then-President Pablo Kuczynski. Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, governed Peru from 1990 to 2000 and was accused of being the mastermind behind the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s.