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Rising food prices, coupled with water scarcity issues, have created a problem across the Middle East region that a group of experts are hoping to fix. The Atlantic Council’s N-7 Initiative hosted a conference this week in the United Arab Emirates aimed at promoting cooperation between Israel and the Arab …

A police report accusing a Christian man in Malta of illegally advertising “conversion therapy” by recounting how he left a homosexual lifestyle was reportedly filed by a top equality official in the European Union along with individuals with ties to a gay rights organization. Silvan Agius, who serves as a …

The Russian government has awarded the pilots involved in the harassment and crash of a U.S. drone in international airspace. Russian minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu presented state awards to the fighter jet pilots responsible for downing a U.S. drone over the Black Sea earlier this week.  US VIDEO SHOWS …

Around 40,000 poultry were culled and buried in central Chile on Wednesday after the country detected its first case of bird flu in an industrial setting. Carlos Orellana, head of livestock protection for Chile’s farming and livestock SAG agency, said it was a “limited event” and authorities haven’t detected more …

Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a $5.28 entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday by Italian culture and church officials. Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the move was a matter of “good sense.” The introduction of an entrance fee comes …

China has announced that President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday. The move comes in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he faces global pressure to end the invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin confirmed the visit, saying it will take place “at …

Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday during a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month. Protesters hurled gasoline bombs at a police cordon near parliament. Riot police responded with tear gas and sound grenades, during the brief flare-up of violence that disrupted …

An Israeli army raid killed four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, Palestinian officials said. It was the latest bloodshed in a year-long wave of violence in the region. The Israeli military confirmed its troops were operating in the Jenin refugee …

Edmonton police said Thursday that two patrol officers were killed while responding to a call. Police did not immediately release any details about what happened. Police chief Dale McFee was expected to make a statement later Thursday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his condolences and support to the officers’ …

A mysterious helicopter crash in northern Iraq has killed several people, allegedly including militants belonging to an outlawed Kurdish insurgency group, according to a statement from the Iraqi Kurdish-run counterterrorism agency on Thursday. The AS350 Eurocopter crashed in the district of Chamanke in Dohuk province in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region …