The death toll from floods that devastated an area of northeastern Italy rose to 11 Thursday after the bodies of two more people were found,… Read More »Death toll rises from Italy floods as thousands wait to come home
Opening speech by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Risk Reduction Hub, a series of meetings held on the margins of the High-Level… Read More »Speech: Accelerating action for gender-responsive disaster risk reduction
Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January.
World leaders landed Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in… Read More »World leaders land in Hiroshima for G7, with Ukraine war high on agenda
Israel deployed over 2,000 police on Thursday for a march by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City, a contentious… Read More »Israel deploys heavy police presence for annual flag march through Jerusalem
Ghanaians are desperate for help but the intervention may not deal with problems in the long term.
The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his failing health behind bars, hailing his courage in the face of an… Read More »Jailed Kremlin critic Kara-Murza’s ‘health is failing’, says wife
As G7 leaders arrive Thursday in Japan’s Hiroshima, Russia’s 15-month-old invasion of Ukraine will top the agenda, after a long winter of grinding warfare in… Read More »🔴Live: Deadly strike on Ukraine’s Odesa, missiles downed over Kyiv
Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to settle litigation alleging the German lender financially benefited from supporting Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme, according to a… Read More »Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million in Epstein victim settlement
Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the… Read More »Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
