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Rebels Detain 20 UN Workers in Yemen’s Capital Houthi forces have seized 20 employees at a United Nations facility in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. The group is holding five Yemeni nationals and 15 foreign workers, though they freed 11 others following interrogation on Sunday. This marks the second

As a key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, Martin Mansergh was an unlikely architect. With the appearance of a disheveled scholar and a distinctive English accent, he played a central role in facilitating dialogue between the Irish government and the IRA for many years. Mansergh, who passed away

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Begin Prison Sentence Nicolas Sarkozy is set to report to prison on Tuesday after receiving a five-year sentence for his involvement in a plot to secure campaign financing from the government of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who served as France’

Voters in Turkish-administered northern Cyprus have participated in a presidential election considered crucial for the potential revival of peace talks on the divided island. The international community closely monitored the vote, in which the 218,000 eligible Turkish Cypriots chose between the nationalist incumbent, Ersin Tatar, who favors a

Granting approval for a large Chinese diplomatic complex in east London may violate the law if officials provided commitments to Beijing about the project beforehand, according to a leading UK planning lawyer. If Keir Starmer or his government assured Chinese authorities about the embassy plans, it could amount to "

If the conflict in Gaza had far-reaching consequences across the Middle East, reshaping long-standing assumptions, altering the geopolitical landscape, and causing significant shifts in public sentiment, any lasting resolution could bring equally profound changes. Some urge restraint. “It’s been fewer than 10 days, and there have already