Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assault

10/31/2023

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel’s invading forces early on Tuesday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave’s humanitarian crisis. Israel…

Matthew Perry’s ‘Friends’ co-stars pay tribute to fallen cast mate

10/31/2023

LOS ANGELES – The five surviving co-stars of the hit 1990s television sitcom “Friends” paid tribute on Monday to their fallen cast mate, Matthew Perry, in a joint message lamenting his death two days earlier as an…

Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or for best player in the world

10/31/2023

Paris, France—Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway’s UEFA player of the year and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize. Inter…

Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

10/30/2023

Meta Platforms said on Monday, October 30, 2023, it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations. The monthly subscription plans for users…

Florida Halloween shooting:  Two dead, 16 hurt, one man arrested

10/30/2023

Police in Tampa, Florida, have arrested a man suspected of killing two people in gun violence that sparked chaos on Sunday around a clutch of bars and clubs as people celebrated Halloween, authorities said. Sixteen people were…

Matthew Perry’s death ‘seems impossible’ 

10/30/2023

LOS ANGELES—Family, friends and fellow celebrities on Sunday mourned the loss of Matthew Perry, the wise-cracking co-star of the 1990s hit television sitcom “Friends,” a day after the actor was found dead in a hot tub at…

China ex-Premier Li Keqiang dies at 68

10/27/2023

BEIJING—Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday, October 27, 2023, barely seven months after retiring from a decade in office during which, his reformist star had dimmed. He was 68. Once viewed…

Maine City grapples with aftermath of mass shooting: ‘Never seen anything like this’ 

10/27/2023

LEWISTON, Maine- Residents of Lewiston, a hard-bitten former mill town in Maine city, struggled on Thursday with a new reality: the scourge of American mass shootings had arrived. Eighteen people were killed in gunfire in Maine’s second-largest…

FACTBOX: Why is Israel attacking south Gaza after telling people to go there?

10/26/2023

Israel has told civilians in the northern Gaza Strip, including residents of Gaza City, to move to the south of the enclave, saying it will be safer there as the military attacks Hamas following its Oct. 7…

Off-duty pilot attempts to disable engines of aircraft on flight

10/24/2023

An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines jet tried to disable the aircraft’s engines on a flight from the Seattle area to San Francisco, but crew members subdued him, and the plane landed…

Bangladesh train collision: 17 killed, many injured

10/24/2023

DHAKA -At least 17 people were killed and scores injured on Monday, October 23, 2023, after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, police said. A passenger train crashed into a freight train in Bhairab, about 80 kilometres…

Philippines to China: Stop provocative actions in South China Sea

10/23/2023

MANILA —The Philippines repeated its call for China to stop its “provocative actions”, warning that its continued attempts to block Manila’s resupply missions to a disputed atoll in the South China Sea could have “disastrous results”. Jonathan…

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