UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar
The United Nations food agency said on Friday that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding ...
Iran increasingly electronically surveils women looking for headscarf violations, UN report warns
Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s ...
Philippine ex-President Duterte set to appear in Hague courtroom to face ‘war on drugs’ charges
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to make his first appearance before judges of the International ...
China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions on Iran and the restart of nuclear talks
Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called Friday for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks ...
Millions of people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors
Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and ...
Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded, lawyers say
Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the ...
Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability
As a crucial climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, experts say the case brought by Peruvian farmer Saul ...
Asian shares advance, despite Wall Street’s tumble, as China pledges to boost consumer spending
Asian markets advanced Friday, shrugging off another decline on Wall Street, with markets in China gaining after state-run ...
US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians ...
12 people with minor injuries after American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport
Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so ...
Europe’s military personnel shortfalls exposed as Trump warns US security priorities lie elsewhere
In the year after Russia launched outright war on Ukraine, NATO leaders approved a set of military plans designed to repel an invasion of Europe. It was the biggest shake-up of the ...
Florida’s citrus industry faces threats from hurricanes, disease and real estate
As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, ...