The Petersburg Post

Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 - The strikes targeted branches in the southern neighborhoods of Beirut, across southern Lebanon and in the eastern Bekaa Valley, where Hezbollah has a strong presence. One strike flattened a nine-story building in Beirut with a branch inside it. Smoke rose from several locations on Monday. The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings ahead of the strikes. There were no reports of casualties. , saying it aims to ...

Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 - Moldovans have narrowly chosen "yes" in a referendum to secure the country's membership of the European Union (EU), say the electoral authorities, in a vote marred by allegations of Russian meddling amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine. With nearly all votes counted on Monday, the "yes" vote was slightly ahead at 50.39 percent, while the "no" camp – long ahead since the start of counting – stood at ...

Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 - Waves crash over Havana's seafront boulevard El Malecon as Hurricane Milton passes close to the Cuban coast, Havana, Cuba, October 9, 2024. (AFP) Hurricane Oscar hit Cuba Sunday evening, worsening a nationwide power outage in its third day after the collapse of the country's largest power plant. The storm adds to Cuba's struggles with inflation, and shortages of food, medicine, fuel, and water. The government ...