Israel plans longer-term presence in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Israel intends to keep all territories it has captured in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria under permanent military control. The army
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The EU moves to fast-track asylum claims by migrants from 7 countries to speed deportation
BRUSSELS (AP) — Migrants from Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco and Tunisia are unlikely to be granted asylum in Europe and should have their
Study reveals environmental benefits of organic cotton cultivation
The OCA, which collaborates with more than 100,000 Indian farmers, commissioned climate solutions provider South Pole to conduct the research. The analysis
Italy’s Meloni Heads to Washington to Meet Trump. Will It Pay Off for Europe?
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will become the latest in a line of European leaders to flock to Washington with the goal of
U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act
The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the
Old Prabowo speech misrepresented as response to new military law
After Indonesia’s parliament amended its military law in March 2025, social media users recirculated a months-old video of President Prabowo Subianto, falsely
Airport Warned Repeatedly on Bird Strikes Before Fatal Jeju Air Plane Crash
The latest warning came 10 days before the deadliest air crash in South Korea. A dozen officials gathered inside a room at
A U.S.-China Trade War With Students and Tourists as Potential Pawns
China has warned its people to think twice before visiting the United States, citing trade tensions. It also told its students to
Video shows land rights demonstration in Chiang Mai, not Bangkok rally against Myanmar leader
Protesters in Bangkok rallied against the Myanmar junta chief as he visited the city for a regional summit after a devastating earthquake
Santa Lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Some of His Neighbors Are Not Thrilled.
“Do these have cheese in them?” he asked. She saw more tourists in snowmobile suits lingering by the cashier. Before they could
Paramilitaries declare rival government in Sudan
Sudan’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years into a war that has
Mozambique carried out a brutal crackdown on post-election protests, Amnesty says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mozambique’s security forces carried out a brutal, three-month crackdown on protesters after the country’s election last
Sperm Donors Fathered More Than 25 Children Each, Netherlands Data Reveals
Somewhere in the Netherlands, there are men who have unknowingly fathered dozens of children through sperm donation. At least one man has
Slovakia’s pro-Russian leader rejects a call by the EU not to attend a military parade in Moscow
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico reacted angrily Tuesday to what he called “disrespectful” remarks by the European
The First Ever Sighting of a Colossal Squid
In March, Kat Bolstad returned from an Antarctic expedition where she had used a new camera system specially built to search for
BYD Leads China’s EV Market in Weekly Registrations as Nio Surges 94%
China registered 351,000 passenger vehicles in the week ending April 13, up 3.9% from the previous week, according to data from CarNewsChina.
American Airlines Will Offer Free Wi-Fi on Most Flights Next Year
Beginning next year, if you catch an American Airlines flight, you won’t have to pay to watch shows or movies, keep up
French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks
A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and
Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out
Investors were attracted by the promise of high interest rates [Getty Images] Angry Nigerians are turning to social media to describe how
Head of Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Gaza Says Israeli Strike Killed a Guard
An Israeli strike killed a security guard and wounded 10 patients at a field hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday, according to
Japan Targets Google Over Alleged Search Monopoly on Android Devices
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has ordered Google, a unit of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), to cease certain business practices deemed anticompetitive under the nation’s
Assad Defaced: Syrians Destroy a Dictator’s Icons
As the rebels swept across Syria, symbols that had once seemed omnipresent collapsed. In Aleppo, a statue of one of Mr. al-Assad’s
BKR International adds new member firm in Morocco
BKR International has added Corporate Value Advisory as the newest member to its global network in Morocco. Corporate Value Advisory, established in
For Idyllic Village, Van Gogh’s Roots Pose a Knotty Problem
Auvers-sur-Oise, a village near Paris famed as an artist’s paradise, is also where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final days and it
Sudan’s civil war – BBC smuggles in phones to reveal hunger and fear
“She left no last words. She was dead when she was carried away,” says Hafiza quietly, as she describes how her mother
Tuesday Briefing: El Salvador Will Not Return Deportee
El Salvador refused to return a U.S. deportee At a White House meeting with President Trump, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, said
More than 400 killed by rebels in Sudan, says UN
More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur region, says
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The Trump administration could cut nearly 50 percent of the State Department’s funding next fiscal year, according to an internal memo laying
Kids see their dream jobs for the first time—what their teacher did to make it happen is magic
In a world where AI often gets a bad rap, one teacher in China just showed us the most heartwarming way it
Tuesday Briefing: El Salvador Won’t Return Deportee
El Salvador refused to return a U.S. deportee At a White House meeting with President Trump, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, said
Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country’s president says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be
Pope Places Antoni Gaudí, ‘God’s Architect,’ on Path to Sainthood
Pope Francis on Monday placed Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan modernist once called “God’s architect” for his work on the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s
Opel overtaken – Cupra’s conquesting continues
Can Cupra do no wrong? SEAT S.A.’s profits powerhouse is selling so many cars that it even rose to position six in
Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders
Emboldened by President Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Monday escalated his culture war against what he calls “gender madness,”
Ant smugglers caught with hundreds of prized insects in Kenya
Four men have pleaded guilty in Kenya to trying to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of the country. The Kenya
How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.
It may not have been the tax-evasion trial of the century — the second century, that is — but it was of
German students make far-right salute at Auschwitz concentration camp
Four ninth-grade students from Germany have been photographed making a far-right extremist gesture during a visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp memorial,
Why Europe Fears a Flood of Cheap Goods From China
China has for years presented an economic challenge for Europe. Now, it could become an economic disaster. It produces a vast array
South Africa reopens inquest into apartheid-era death of Nobel winner Luthuli, 58 years later
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African prosecutors on Monday reopened an inquest into the apartheid-era death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Luthuli
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist who combined gritty realism with playful erotica and depictions of the struggle for individual liberty in