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Hamas wants to trade Gaza hostages for these high-profile prisoners. Israel views them as terrorists

CAIRO (AP) — As talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gather pace, Hamas is expected to seek the release of some of the highest-profile prisoners held by Israel, including the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian political figure: Marwan Barghouti. Israel views ...
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Exclusive-Russia’s central bank calls out violations in state asset grab

By Elena Fabrichnaya, Anastasia Lyrchikova and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s central bank has ruled the state violated the rights of minority shareholders in some asset seizures it made in relation to its conflict in Ukraine, sources told Reuters, in a first pushback by the ...
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Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. “Let’s close our eyes and ask ...
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Two men on trial in UK over alleged plot against Jewish community

LONDON (Reuters) -Two men plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in northwest England with the aim of “killing hundreds of innocent people”, British prosecutors said on Wednesday at the start of their trial. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, are charged ...
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Afghan Taliban foreign minister heads for first visit to India to foster ties abroad

KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister left for New Delhi on Wednesday, his ministry said, in what would be the first visit to India by a Taliban leader since the group seized power in 2021. The trip highlights Taliban efforts to expand engagement with regional ...
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Myanmar’s military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including children

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more than 50 others, according to a member of a resistance group, villagers and media reports. The Monday night attack was carried ...
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Daughter suspected in an attack on a newly elected mayor in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Investigators said Wednesday that the newly elected mayor of a German town who was found at her home with stab wounds apparently was attacked by her teenage daughter, and that her life is no longer in danger. Iris Stalzer, 57, was elected ...
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South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel over genocide case

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla said Wednesday they were subjected to harsher treatment than other detainees because of South Africa’s role in a genocide case against ...
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Putin is visiting Tajikistan for meetings with other ex-Soviet leaders

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin began a state visit Wednesday to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union. Trade and other ties with Tajikistan and other countries ...
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Mandela’s grandson returns to South Africa after deportation by Israel

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The grandson of late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday after being detained and then deported by Israel, which prevented the flotilla he was part of delivering aid to Gaza. Mandla Mandela, who returned home with ...
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New Italian bill targets Islamic face coverings and religious funding

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s ruling Brothers of Italy party put forward legislation on Wednesday to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, part of a broader bill aimed at combating what it called “cultural separatism” linked to Islam. The bill, presented to parliament by lawmakers ...
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Rubio to attend Paris meeting on Gaza transition, sources say

PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend a ministerial meeting to be held on Thursday in Paris with European, Arab and other states to discuss Gaza’s post-war transition, three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. The meeting, to be held in ...
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