Ecuador arrests five for alleged presidential assassination attempt
QUITO – Five people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador's president, according to the government.
About 500 people threw rocks at...
Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body
OSLO – The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections,...
Army general named as Madagascar PM to quell Gen Z protests
ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led protests...
UN approves larger force to combat Haiti gang violence
PORT AU-PRINCE – The United Nations Security Council has approved a much larger international security force for Haiti to tackle escalating gang violence in...
Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
GENEVA – More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fueling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World...
Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war
KHARTOUM – A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region more than...
Hamas agrees to release hostages but seeks changes to peace plan
GAZA STRIP – Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but says it wants further negotiations on a number of key...
Pope Leo XIV condemns climate change critics
VATICAN – Pope Leo XIV has hit out at those who minimize the "increasingly evident" impact of rising temperatures in his first major statement...
Japan may soon have its first female prime minister
TOKYO - Japan's ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning the 64-year-old to be Japan's first female prime minister.
Takaichi...
Taliban shuts down internet; Afghan women lose ‘last hope’
KABUL – The Taliban has imposed a nationwide internet shutdown that is set to last indefinitely.
"Our last hope was online learning. Now that...