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Jerusalem, Oct 14 (EFE).- Israeli forces killed a group of militants on Saturday that tried to cross into Israel from Lebanon, a military spokesperson said, amid cross-border tensions due to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that governs the Gaza Strip. «Army soldiers identified a...
Jerusalem, Oct 14 (EFE).- Thousands of people in Gaza were evacuating to the south on Saturday after Israel ordered them to leave northern parts of the enclave. Israel on Saturday repeated a warning to some 1.1 million residents of north Gaza to head south ahead of an expected ground operation...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of followers of cricket, by far the most popular sport in South Asia, had begun to gather on Saturday morning at a stadium in India’s western city of Ahmedabad for the much-awaited World Cup match between hosts India and their traditional rivals...
Jerusalem, Oct 14 (EFE).- Israel Defense Forces have recovered the corpses of some hostages held by Hamas during rapid and localized incursions into the Gaza strip on Friday, apart from finding the locations of some of the nearly 130 people kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group on Oct. 7, local...
Beijing, Oct 14 (EFE).- The European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, has urged China to not view its ties with the EU through the lens of the bloc’s relations with others, and insisted that despite the differences between Beijing and Brussels, there was room for cooperation. Borrell,...
Juarez, Mexico, Oct 13 (EFE).- Just two days after it was opened, the Bridge of the Americas crossing between Mexico and the United States was blocked again on Friday by roadblocks put up by the Texas Department of Public Security (DPS), affecting the movement of around 20,000 export shipments stuck...
Lisbon, Oct 13 (EFE) – Cristiano Ronaldo, who helped Portugal qualify for Euro 2024 with a double in a 3-2 victory over Slovakia on Friday, assured that he feels well and is «enjoying the moment», both with the national team and with Saudi Al Nassr. «I am enjoying the moment,...
Washington, Oct 13 (EFE). – Republican Congressman Jim Jordan got a second chance on Friday when he was chosen by his party as candidate for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, a position vacant since the ouster of his conservative colleague Kevin McCarthy on October 3. The House...
Santo Domingo, Oct 13 (EFE). – The binational market in Dajabón (northwest of the Dominican Republic) opened its doors on Friday only with Dominican sellers and buyers, as Haiti decided to keep its border closed to trade with the neighboring country. All eyes were on the traditional fair, the busiest...
Los Angeles (US), Oct 13 (EFE).- Hollywood unions issued a statement on Friday calling on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to return to the negotiating table with the US Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) after talks broke down on Wednesday. «We collectively demand the AMPTP resumes negotiations...
Sydney, Australia, Oct 14 (EFE).- Australia is holding a referendum on Saturday to decide whether to amend the 1901 Constitution to create an advisory body to give a voice to indigenous people before Parliament and the Executive on matters that concern these peoples. Voting began at 8:00 am local time...
New York, Oct 13 (EFE).- Wall Street closed the second week of October with mixed results after the escalation of violence in the Middle East pushed up the price of crude oil and the data on inflation in the United States was slightly higher than expected. Overall, the Dow Jones...
