Pakistan gov’t restricts int’l media reporting
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani authorities have imposed new restrictions on international media reporting in the country in a move that has drawn sharp criticism from...
UN human rights chief sounds alarm over increase in Iran executions since March
TEHRAN – The United Nations (UN) human rights chief has said he is alarmed by the rise in executions in Iran, with capital punishment...
Mexican influencer shot dead during livestream
MEXICO City – A Mexican influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming on TikTok.
Gastélum was filming with two friends outside a fast...
World’s oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease
YAOUNDE – Cameroon’s veteran leader Paul Biya - who has not been seen in public for nearly two months - has reshuffled the country's...
EU commends Spain’s swift response to Ceuta migrant crisis
BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) has praised Spain's "swift response" to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, following a meeting of the bloc's interior...
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW II bomb shells in village
PARIS – Wildfires in the south of France have revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge,...
Drought strains Europe’s rivers; Rhine falls to record low levels
BERLIN – The River Rhine has fallen to record low levels in several locations in Germany and the Netherlands as prolonged heatwaves continue across...
Suu Kyi appears healthy in first outside contact for 2.5 years
NAYPYIDAW – Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross,...
Washington state wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes
WASHINGTON – Wildfires have forced around 60,000 people to evacuate parts of Washington state, destroying hundreds of buildings and leaving thousands without power.
Three major...
Current Ebola outbreak worst ever in Congo – WHO
KINSHASA - The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the biggest in the country's history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has...