Jordan on Monday stationed two helicopters in Cyprus to help the Mediterranean island nation combat potential forest fires until it can lease firefighting aircraft of its own for the summer fire season.Cypriot Environment Minister Maria Panayiotou said the Cypriot government considers firefighting and prevention a national security matter and is…

Two workers have been confirmed dead and 53 remain trapped following the collapse of an under-construction apartment building in George, South Africa.75 workers were present at the site when the collapse was reported, just after 2 p.m. Monday.The collapse’s cause has yet to be reported and remains under investigation.A multi-story…

A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media was detained Monday and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, her lawyer said.The detention of Nadezhda Kevorkova comes amid an intensifying crackdown on journalists, opposition figures and critics of Russia’s war in…

The Arakan Army, a prominent and powerful ethnic rebel group combating Burma’s military junta, claims it has taken hundreds of soldiers prisoner after seizing Operational Command No. 15 headquarters in Buthidaung.Rebel forces have made significant advances against the military-run government, helmed by Min Aung Hlaing, in recent months.Hlaing’s forces have…

As the world commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new report highlights the lingering disease of antisemitism around the world. The Annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report, published by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), indicates an increase of dozens of percentage points in the number of antisemitic incidents in Western…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece.Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish,…

Scotland’s former deputy first minister was poised to become its third leader in just over a year after taking the helm of the troubled Scottish National Party on Monday.John Swinney, who led the SNP two decades ago, was the only candidate to replace First Minister Humza Yousaf as the leader…

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Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that the military would hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons — the first time such an exercise has been publicly announced by Moscow.A look at tactical nuclear weapons and the part they play in the Kremlin’s political messaging.WHAT ARE TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS?Unlike nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic…

Turkey has reportedly conducted new airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in Iraq.The country’s defense ministry said 16 militants, including commanders, were killed in the airstrikes.These airstrikes follow Turkish President Erdogan’s recent visit to Iraq, where he sought increased cooperation from Baghdad in combating the militants.Turkey has carried out a new round…