There was not a lot of dialogue with the Israeli Defense Forces contacts before this embed happened. After four months of this war, they have the drill down to a system and the IDF had something they wanted to show the outside world.  We loaded up onto Humvees. A soldier stood in…

Haiti’s renowned rum has become the newest victim of violent gangs vying to control a growing number of businesses and territory in the troubled Caribbean nation.At least 19.8 acres of sugarcane fields were torched in recent days as rival gangs fought near the Rhum Barbancourt distillery in the Haitian capital…

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister on Monday defended the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week’s parliamentary election, saying authorities took only 36 hours to count over 60 million votes while grappling with militant attacks.Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar pointed out that election results had been announced after 66 hours when…

The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday.The attack Saturday targeted the troops at the General Gordon Military Base in Mogadishu. Details about the attack…

The final results of Pakistan’s elections are out. But there’s still no winner.Allies of imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan won the most seats in the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, in last Thursday’s controversial vote. It was a shock outcome given the problems his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI)…

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency” as crews struggled to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on Tobago’s southwest coast.The government has yet to identify the owner of the vessel that overturned…

President Nikos Christodoulides of Cyprus said it is necessary for the EU to designate certain parts of Syria as safe zones to enable the return of refugees.Cyprus is collaborating with like-minded EU members to ease the burden on Mediterranean countries hosting a large number of refugees.Despite a decrease in overall…

The main Jewish organization in Switzerland has condemned an antisemitic sign at a ski store near Davos.The sign, written in Hebrew, allegedly barred Jews from renting equipment due to “annoying incidents,” including theft, seemingly targeting Israeli visitors.The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities has labeled the sign as discriminatory and vowed…

Three people were fatally shot on Monday in the offices of a shipping company near Athens.The suspected gunman, believed to be a company employee, also took his own life.The shooting occurred in Glyfada, a seaside suburb of the capital.Three people were fatally shot Monday in the offices of a shipping…

Kelvin Kiptum, a marathon world record-holder, and his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, were killed in a car crash in Kenya on Sunday.The crash occurred near Kaptagat, Kenya, a renowned training area for elite distance runners, where Kiptum was born and raised.A 24-year-old woman who was also in the car sustained serious…