A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
Read full article: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected regionRecovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services.
Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit
Read full article: Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visitDeadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there.
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
Read full article: Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedicsIsrael’s military has announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the Gaza war.
United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire
Read full article: United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fireThe United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country.
Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans
Read full article: Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 AmericansSeven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.
Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East
Read full article: Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle EastThe Israeli military plans a criminal investigation into the killings of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl and her family, as well as 15 paramedics in Gaza.
Queen Camilla wished she could share king's diagnosis during a visit to cancer charity
Read full article: Queen Camilla wished she could share king's diagnosis during a visit to cancer charityBritain's Queen Camilla has said she knew about her husband’s cancer diagnosis days before it was publicly announced and found it difficult not to talk about his condition when she visited a cancer center during that period.
ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer
Read full article: ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyerThe International Criminal Court has criticized new U.S. sanctions on its senior staff as a “flagrant attack” on its independence.
Afghan farmers turn their grapes into raisins after border closures slash fruit exports to Pakistan
Read full article: Afghan farmers turn their grapes into raisins after border closures slash fruit exports to PakistanSporadic fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has left the border between the countries closed to trade.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
Read full article: Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speedThe Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions.
Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections
Read full article: Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands electionsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior official amid a corruption investigation involving a deputy head of the presidential office.
Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'
Read full article: Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'Jason Arday, who was once celebrated as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, was found dead last week after weeks of news stories presenting evidence that he was a plagiarist and fabulist.
Fractured opposition battles Nigeria's Tinubu as presidential campaigns begin
Read full article: Fractured opposition battles Nigeria's Tinubu as presidential campaigns beginThe race for Nigeria’s top job began Wednesday as the West African nation’s electoral commission formally opened the campaign season.
Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today
Read full article: Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on todayA restaurant in Beijing is preserving culinary traditions associated with China’s imperial court, from pastries once served to emperors to techniques passed down through generations of chefs.
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
Read full article: North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothingNorth Korea says the U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea doesn't change what it views as the provocative nature of the drills.
US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court
Read full article: US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the courtThe Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court and one of its top prosecutors.
Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited elections
Read full article: Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited electionsJapan and the Organization of American States have signed a deal to award Haiti a $3 million grant to help it register voters as the troubled country prepares to hold general elections for the first time in more than a decade.
Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say
Read full article: Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials sayU.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say
Read full article: Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers sayThe United States and South Korea have regularly conducted military drills to prepare for potential conflicts with North Korea.
Putin hosts Myanmar's leader for talks on deepening their relationship
Read full article: Putin hosts Myanmar's leader for talks on deepening their relationshipRussian President Vladimir Putin has hosted the head of Myanmar’s military-backed government, who visited Moscow on a trip intended to further boost cooperation between the countries.
Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islands
Read full article: Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islandsRussia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries.
Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain
Read full article: Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remainThe Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers criticized Israeli forces for not clearing them from his property 10 days since it began.
Turkey's Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants
Read full article: Turkey's Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militantsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a law introducing a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants.
A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN says
Read full article: A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN saysThe United Nations says that an explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul has wounded at least 42 children.
The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village
Read full article: The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian villageUkrainian forces have launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since the invasion began, firing almost 800 drones.
Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East
Read full article: Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle EastU.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open.
Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced
Read full article: Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displacedThousands of people are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores island, three days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured nearly 1,200 and damaged about 12,000 homes.
A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge
Read full article: A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surgeIn a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain.
A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
Read full article: A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the AlpsResidents of the Swiss village of Kandersteg face a looming threat from an unstable mountain rock formation called Spitze Stei.
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
Read full article: Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official saysAuthorities say a high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself in an attack in a high school campus in the southern Philippines.
Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find
Read full article: Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new findBrazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."
Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers
Read full article: Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlersA Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.
Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
Read full article: Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in UkraineA court in Russia has convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and a month in prison in the latest crackdown on dissent ahead of next month’s parliamentary election.
British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official
Read full article: British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House officialBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reportedly exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week
Read full article: Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a weekUkraine’s state energy company says Russia has attacked its facilities 13 times over the past week, with nearly 300 attacks this year.
South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills
Read full article: South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drillsSouth Korea has expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula.
Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz deal, and other Middle East news
Read full article: Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz deal, and other Middle East newsIran says it's working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza
Read full article: Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for GazaA marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear.
The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Here's where things stand
Read full article: The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Here's where things standThe 60-day deadline for an agreement to end the Iran war and resolve the dispute over its nuclear program is expiring.
After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America
Read full article: After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin AmericaThe Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land.
Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day
Read full article: Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence DayThousands of people on Indonesia’s Flores Island are still waiting for aid after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 and damaged more than 4,500 homes.
Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailer
Read full article: Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailerDay after day over recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have pummeled giant depots belonging to Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer, burning estimated billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public.
12 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe's ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84
Read full article: 12 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe's ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84Authorities in Zimbabwe continue searching for bodies after an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba last week, killing more than 80 people.
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
Read full article: Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s CeutaMoroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by land and sea.