Mexico’s lower house passes constitutional ban on e-cigarettes, vapes
MEXICO CITY – Mexican lower house lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal to alter the constitution to include a ban on e-cigarettes and vaping devices as well as a…
King Charles welcomes Qatar’s emir as state visit begins
LONDON – King Charles and Keir Starmer welcomed Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for a state visit to Britain on Tuesday that the prime minister hopes will…
Lebanese refugees return home from Iraq as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds
NAJAF, Iraq – Lebanese families displaced in Iraq by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have begun returning to their homes in southern Lebanon following a recently brokered ceasefire. Read…
Lebanese refugees return home from Iraq as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds
NAJAF, Iraq – Lebanese families displaced in Iraq by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have begun returning to their homes in southern Lebanon following a recently brokered ceasefire. Read…
Senior US Democrat mounts new push for peace in Sudan
WASHINGTON – The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee will introduce legislation on Tuesday that would sanction leaders on both sides of Sudan’s civil war…
Italy to approve more military aid for Ukraine this month, sources say
ROME – Italy is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, in a renewed show of support for Kyiv from…
Israeli leaders applaud Trump pledge on hostages, Gazans fear the worse
JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Israeli leaders hailed on Tuesday a pledge by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East unless hostages held in the…
Guineans mourn victims of stadium crush that killed 56
CONAKRY – When Mory Cisse dropped his 27-year-old brother off at a stadium in the southeastern Guinean city of Nzerekore to watch a soccer match after lunch on Sunday, he…
Georgian PM says pro-EU ‘revolution’ attempt has failed as protests persist
TBILISI – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday that an attempt to stage what he called a “revolution” in the country had failed, after a fifth successive night…
Seized art by Dali and De Chirico showcased in Milan exhibition
MILAN – Works by Salvador Dali and Giorgio De Chirico feature in an exhibition of more than 80 paintings and sculptures recovered by Italian authorities from money laundering and mafia…