Month: February 2023

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Red Cross’ global chief says Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds of thousands of displaced people do not get permanent housing soon. The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers danced in the streets of Cologne, Duesseldorf, Bonn and other cities and towns across the Rhineland Thursday as they celebrated the traditional start of Carnival in Germany. Dressed up in bright colors and creative costumes, they sang loudly and swayed to familiar

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say six people were killed when a pickup truck and a minibus collided near Egypt’s eastern city of Ismailia. They said three others were injured in the crash and those killed included five Palestinians and one Egyptian. According to Egyptian media, the five passengers were heading to Rafah, Egypt’s official

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has again pummeled Ukraine with a barrage of cruise and other missiles, hitting targets from east to west as the war’s one-year anniversary nears. Ukrainian authorities said one of the strikes Thursday killed a 79-year-old woman and injured at least seven other people. Ukrainian authorities