Gunmen storm Mexican village hall and shoot dead mayor
MEXICO City – Gunmen have killed the mayor of the Mexican municipality of San Mateo Piñas in the latest deadly attack on local officials.
Witnesses...
Trump tells Israel not to kill Iran’s supreme leader
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump rejected a plan by Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three US officials have...
Nigeria urges prayer to end food shortages
Abuja – A call for all staff in Nigeria's ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy.
An...
Global oil prices skyrocket after Israel attacks Iran
TEL AVIV – Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
The...
Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward
NAIROBI – Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after United States funding cuts reduced food rations to their...
Taiwan jails China captain for undersea cable sabotage
TAIPEI – A Chinese national has been sentenced to three years in prison for damaging an undersea cable connecting Taiwan's main island and the...
LA police enforce curfew as Trump vows to ‘liberate’ city
CALIFORNIA – Los Angeles police say they have made "mass arrests" after a fifth day of protests over US President Donald Trump's immigration raids.
Mayor...
Iran executes anti-gov’t protester
TEHRAN – A man has been executed in Iran, three years after he was arrested during the nationwide anti-government protests in 2022, the judiciary...
School shooting leaves Austria in shock and grief
VIENNA – There is shock, sadness and disbelief in Graz, after the worst shooting in modern Austrian history left 11 people dead, including the...
UN: World fertility rates drop
LONDON – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN agency for reproductive rights, has taken its strongest line yet on fertility decline, warning...