UN agency runs out of food aid in Gaza after Israeli blockade
GAZA STRIP – The United Nations’ (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has...
Burkina Faso army says it foiled ‘major’ coup d’etat plot
OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso’s military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the...
TikTok astrologer arrested for predicting new Myanmar quake
NAYPYIDAW – Myanmar authorities have arrested an astrologer for causing panic by predicting a new earthquake in a viral TikTok video.
John Moe The posted...
3 million child deaths linked to drug resistance
LONDON – More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of infections that are...
Record-breaking tunnel to link Denmark and Germany
HAMBURG – A record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany, which will slash travel times and improve Scandinavia's...
Ethiopians one shock away from catastrophe – UN
ADDIS ABABA – In a stark warning, the head of the United Nations’ (UN) food aid agency in Ethiopia has said millions in the...
World leaders from Trump to Zelensky to attend Pope’s funeral
VATICAN – Pope Francis’ funeral will take place on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican has confirmed, with hundreds of thousands expected to...
Peru ex-president, first lady sentenced to 15 years in prison
LIMA – Peru's former president, Ollanta Humala, has been found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
A court in the...
Ukraine reports Russian drone attacks after truce ends
KYIV – Ukraine's military has reported Russian drone attacks on several regions overnight, just hours after the end of a 30-hour "Easter truce" declared...
Pope Francis dies from stroke and heart failure, Vatican says
VATICAN – Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican’s top doctor said. Francis was 88.
The stroke led to...