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A Chechen immigrant on France’s extremist watchlist allegedly stabbed a teacher to death Friday morning and wounded two others in a suspected terror attack, according to reports from the country. It happened in the city of Arras, about 115 miles north of Paris, near the border with Belgium, and a …

With tattoo-covered faces, and wearing white shirts and shorts, gang members captured during El Salvador’s state of exception are gradually filling the country’s new mega prison. Unveiled earlier this year, the prison 45 miles southeast of the capital now holds some 12,000 accused or convicted gang members, barely a quarter …

Israel has warned the 1.1 million people living in the north of Gaza to evacuate the area within 24 hours as a “humanitarian step in order to minimize civilian casualties” ahead of the military’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus shared the message he said …

Haiti declined Thursday to join neighboring Dominican Republic in reopening a key commercial border crossing, leaving some trade at a standstill and prolonging a diplomatic crisis over the construction of a canal on Haitian soil. Dominican President Luis Abinader had closed all borders including the crossing at the northern Dominican …

President Vladimir Putin’s spiritual adviser has been appointed to a diocese in annexed Ukrainian territory.  The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided Wednesday to appoint Metropolitan Tikhon to head the Diocese of Crimea, located in an occupied region of Ukraine. Tikhon is known to be a close ally …

Vision loss can result from a number of different conditions, including refractive errors and cataracts.  There are 2.2 billion people around the world who live with near or distance vision impairment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).  Certain types of vision loss can be partially treated or cured, while …

The former leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, called for Muslims across the globe to head to the squares and streets this Friday and protest in support of Palestinians and for neighboring countries to join the battle against Israel. In a recorded statement sent to Reuters, Meshaal is heard saying, “[We …

A conservation group in Cyprus said Wednesday that police have been lax in cracking down on criminal gangs that illegally trap migratory songbirds to supply restaurants, although the poaching has declined overall. Tassos Shialis, a spokesperson for conservation group BirdLife Cyprus, said that even though the war on songbird poaching …

The top human rights body of the United Nations voted on Wednesday to establish a fact-finding mission to scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing within Sudan’s ongoing conflict.  Sudan plunged into turmoil in mid-April when longstanding tensions between the military and a formidable paramilitary group ignited a full-scale conflict. Its primary mandate …

German authorities on Wednesday arrested an Iraqi man accused of involvement in the killing of prisoners and the amputation of a person’s hand in his homeland as a member of the Islamic State group. The suspect, identified only as Abdel J.S. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in …