Ukraine slams Scholz after first call with Putin in two years

BERLIN (WS News) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Germany’s Olaf Scholz on Friday of playing into the hands of Russian...

IAEA chief tours sensitive Iran nuclear plants

TEHRAN (WS News) – The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western...

Gaza aid access ‘at a low point’, UN official says

GENEVA (WS News) – Aid access in Gaza is at a low point with deliveries to parts of the besieged north...

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’

BEIRUT (WS News) – Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a...

Hamas says ‘ready for ceasefire’ as Israel presses Gaza campaign

JERUSALEM (WS News) – A senior Hamas official said on Friday (Nov 15) that the group is “ready for a ceasefire”...

Southwest Airlines plane struck by bullet before departure in Dallas

DALLAS (WS News) – A Southwest Airlines plane preparing for departure at Dallas Love Field airport was struck by a bullet...

After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action

BAKU (WS News) – Children from East Africa, where heatwaves and floods have shuttered schools in recent months, are pushing for...

10 newborns die in fire at neonatal unit of Indian hospital

(WS News) – At least 10 newborns were killed and several others injured in a fire at the neonatal unit of...

G7 confirms pledge to impose severe costs on Russia for Ukraine war

ROME (WS News) – Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Saturday reiterated a pledge to keep imposing...

UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

BAKU (WS News) – The UN’s climate chief called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Saturday to send a...