UN pauses some Yemen operations over Houthi detention of staff
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations has paused all operations in Yemen’s Sa’ada region after more U.N. staff were detained by the Houthi authorities, deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said…
Canada opposition head says he will slash foreign aid to build Arctic base
OTTAWA – The head of Canada’s official opposition party, on track to win an election in the coming months, said on Monday he would slash foreign aid to help build…
Israeli ceasefire talks delegation returns from Qatar
JERUSALEM – An Israeli delegation that flew to Doha for talks on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire at the weekend has returned, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said…
Norwegian Refugee Council NGO to suspend aid work in over 20 countries due Trump policy
COPENHAGEN – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday it would suspend humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries worldwide after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on U.S.…
US-funded Cuban media in limbo after Trump orders USAID closed
HAVANA – Some U.S.-funded media outlets that report on Cuba are seeking alternative sources of financing while the Trump administration pursues a plan to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International…
South African party accuses white group of treason over Trump attack
CAPE TOWN – The party of South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Monday filed a treason complaint against AfriForum, a group championing the white Afrikaner minority, after Donald Trump attacked…
Salman Rushdie, ‘The Satanic Verses’ author, to face attacker in attempted murder trial
MAYVILLE, New York – A jury will hear attorneys’ opening statements on Monday in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie…
Sanctions on Syrian banks choke recovery hopes, investment chief says
DAMASCUS – Western sanctions on Syria’s banking sector are preventing critical investments in the war-ravaged economy despite huge interest from Syrian and foreign investors since the fall of Bashar al-Assad,…
Ukraine imposes power supply restrictions amid frosty weather, lack of generation
KYIV – Ukraine’s national power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Monday it limits energy supplies to Ukrainian industry and businesses due to increased consumption in freezing weather and generation shortages…
Germans worried about economic malaise ahead of election, survey
BERLIN – Most Germans are worried about the economy and high prices as Europe’s biggest economy, once the region’s economic engine, now contracts, a survey showed on Monday ahead of…