‘Russia responsible for downing Malaysian plane’
KYIV – Russia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, the United Nations (UN)...
Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage as part of efforts to reach Gaza truce
GAZA Strip – Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living captive with US nationality...
Peruvians celebrate new Pope as one of their own
LIMA – Halfway through Leo XIV's first speech as pope, which he delivered in Italian, he stopped and asked if he might say a...
India and Pakistan agree to a truce after days of strikes
NEW DELHI – India and Pakistan have said they have agreed to a ceasefire after four days of escalating cross-border military strikes.
The news was...
Peru imposes curfew after kidnap and murder of 13 mine workers
LIMA – The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week.
President Dina Boluarte...
Gang sentenced for smuggling thousands of ants in Kenya
NAIROBI – A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 for trying to smuggle...
Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope?
VATICAN City – Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the crowds below were chanting "Viva il Papa"...
US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban
WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to enforce his ban on transgender people serving in the military while...
‘Unparalleled’ snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
WASHINTGON – The blood of a United States man who deliberately injected himself with snake venom for nearly two decades has led to an...
Israel security cabinet approves plan to ‘capture’ Gaza Strip
TEL AVIV – Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to expand its military offensive against Hamas which includes the "capture" of Gaza and...