Calls for tougher stance on gangs grow in Brazil after deadly Rio raid
The police raid has drawn condemnation from human rights organisations. Read More
Repression in Iran worsened after 12-day war with Israel: UN probe
Iran has ramped up executions, with more than 1,200 to date in 2025. Read More
Repression in Iran worsened after 12-day war with Israel: UN probe
Iran has ramped up executions, with more than 1,200 to date in 2025. Read More
Nuclear curveball: Trump’s testing plan raises fears, confusion in Washington
WASHINGTON – If U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Richard Correll thought he was going to have an easy confirmation hearing on Thursday to become the commander of America’s nuclear forces, those…
Trump leaves Russia sanctions pressure in doubt after Xi meeting
Mr Trump said the issue of Russian oil didn’t even come up. Read More
Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean, picks up speed toward Bermuda
PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA – Hurricane Melissa picked up speed as it churned across open ocean in the direction of Bermuda on Thursday, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean, where…
Anger, grief pour out as Spain marks floods anniversary with state funeral
MADRID – Some in solemn silence, others seething with anger, hundreds of relatives of the victims of deadly floods in Spain’s Valencia region flocked to a state funeral presided over…
Anger, grief pour out as Spain marks floods anniversary with state funeral
MADRID – Some in solemn silence, others seething with anger, hundreds of relatives of the victims of deadly floods in Spain’s Valencia region flocked to a state funeral presided over…
Teenager dies during ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – A mass ultra-Orthodox Jewish rally against military conscription turned deadly in Jerusalem on Thursday, when a teenage boy fell to his death during the demonstration which had shut…
What did Trump, Xi agree to on tariffs, export controls and fentanyl?
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday took steps to de-escalate their trade war, swapping some U.S. tariff reductions and tighter export controls for…