China seizes 60,000 maps over ‘mislabelled’ Taiwan
BEJING – Chinese customs officers in eastern Shandong province have seized 60,000 maps that “mislabeled” the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as...
War crimes alert as food runs out in besieged Sudan city
KHARTOUM – Satellite images show how Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is flouting international law by intentionally targeting civilians in the besieged city...
More than 150 schoolchildren quarantined as US measles cases hit 33-year high
WASHINGTON – More than 150 unvaccinated schoolchildren are being quarantined for 21 days in South Carolina after being exposed to measles, state officials said.
Because...
Military seizes power in Madagascar after president moves to ‘safe place’
ANTANANARIVO – An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests in the...
Venezuela shuts embassy in Norway after critic’s Nobel win
CARACAS – Venezuela announced it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In...
Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is considering sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Asked by reporters whether he would provide Kyiv with Tomahawks,...
Forty-two killed as bus crashes on South Africa mountain pass
JOHANNESBURG – Forty-two Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals have died after a bus taking them home overturned on a South African road, authorities have said.
The...
Mexico floods leave at least 27 dead and more missing
MEXICO City – At least 27 people have died and others are missing, according to authorities, after floods in Mexico triggered landslides and swept...
Hamas presses Israel to free prominent prisoners as part of Gaza truce deal
GAZA STRIP – Hamas is pressing Israel to include prominent Palestinians in a prisoner-release list - part of a ceasefire deal that will also...
Taliban kills 58 Pakistani troops in border attacks
KABUL – The Taliban government in Afghanistan has confirmed that it attacked Pakistani troops in multiple mountainous locations on the northern border.
A Taliban spokesman...