Gaza’s fishing union confirmed the lifting of the ban, saying the fishing zone now extends to 12 nautical miles. Israel lifted a ban on Friday on Palestinian fishing boats operating off the Gaza Strip, ending a measure imposed during a deadly flare-up of violence earlier this month. The fishing union in the Gaza Strip confirmed the lifting of […]

One of the most popular beauty spots in Thailand will remain closed to tourists until 2021 to allow its ecology to recover. Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh island – made famous by the 2000 thriller The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio – was shut indefinitely last year because of severe damage caused by an increase […]

Winnipeggers in the North Kildonan area of the city are waking up without power Friday morning. Manitoba Hydro says crews are scene in the River East neighbourhood working to restore power. Over 1,000 customers are affected by the power outage. Hydro is unsure of the cause of the outage and does not know when residents […]

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government denounced its foe Khalifa Haftar as an “aspiring military dictator” on Friday and urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop foreign support for his month-long offensive on the capital Tripoli. Fayez Serraj, prime minister of the beleaguered Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), said Haftar’s U.S.-allied backers were […]

KABUL (Reuters) – Talks with the Taliban on ending Afghanistan’s war are making steady but slow progress, the chief U.S. envoy involved in the negotiations said on Friday while signaling growing frustration with relentless militant violence. A sixth round of talks ended on Thursday in Qatar with “some progress” on a draft agreement on the […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The African National Congress (ANC) held a commanding lead on Friday in South Africa’s parliamentary election with 80% of the voting districts counted, according to the electoral commission’s figures. The ANC led with 56.99% of the vote counted so far, while the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was on 21.83% and the […]

The three activists were allegedly sent back to Thailand, but Thai deputy prime minister denies they are in custody. Three Thai activists facing charges of insulting the monarchy have disappeared after reportedly being arrested in Vietnam, months after two exiled critics of the military and monarchy were found dead, rights groups have said. Chucheep Chiwasut, […]

ISIL claims responsibility after suicide bomber detonates explosives in the market of a Shia area in eastern Baghdad. A suicide attack has killed at least four civilians and wounded six others in a Shia area of Iraq’s eastern Baghdad, according to security sources and witnesses. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt late on Thursday […]

Lucy is thought to be 5ft 3in tall of slim build, and was wearing similar clothing black jeans, a red and black puffa-style jacket and white and black Nike trainers. The pair could still be in North East Lincolnshire but may have travelled to the Skegness area. A Humberside Police spokesperson said: “We are appealing […]

With 35 high-risk intersections across B.C. getting equipped with new speed-detection cameras, one question remains: how fast do you have to be going to trigger them? According to leaked audio of ICBC’s CEO obtained by Global News Thursday, “30 above” could be the magic number. That’s what Nicolas Jimenez began to tell the crowd during […]