US urges Sudan’s warring sides to resume cease-fire talks as peace efforts collapse

The United States urged Sudan’s warring sides on Thursday to return to cease-fire talks and make a concerted effort to abide by a lasting truce after peace efforts collapsed yet again. The appeal from the U.S. State Department came after Sudan’s military on Wednesday suspended its participation in the talks, hosted in Saudi Arabia, with […]

Militant attack on Pakistani security post near Iran border leaves 2 soldiers dead

Militants attacked a Pakistani security post near the country’s border with Iran on Thursday, triggering a shootout that killed two soldiers, the military said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in the area of Singwan in restive southwestern Baluchistan province. The military said the two slain troops “embraced martyrdom while fighting […]

Saudi Arabia executes Nepali national convicted of fatal stabbing

Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a Nepali national after his conviction for stabbing a Saudi to death. The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported the execution of Santa Bahadur Pune, saying it took place in the kingdom’s Al-Jawf region. LIBYAN COURT TRIES 51 SUSPECTED ISIS MILITANTS, 23 SENTENCED TO DEATH It did not say how Pune […]

Meta Threatens to Deplatform News Outlets

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is threatening to deplatform news outlets if the California Journalism Preservation Act, or AB 886, is signed into law.

Supreme Court Hands Union Defeat Over Strike Damages

In a dispute about the pressure that organized labor can exert during a strike, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete.The decision united liberal and conservative justices in labor’s latest…