Aid groups are warning of a dire situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s banning of female NGO workers. Many major international aid groups have suspended… Read More »Taliban’s ban on female aid workers: ‘This is a red line for us,’ NGO head says
Miners in Somaliland are uprooting centuries-old trees used since antiquity to make perfume.
Emergency crews braced for the latest bout of high winds and torrential rains sweeping California on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and deadly… Read More »Bomb cyclone sweeps California with rains, winds and floods
After a fortnight-long break, Peruvians took to the streets again on Wednesday, blocking roads countrywide to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, who took… Read More »In Peru, protesters demand the resignation of President Boluarte
Britain’s Prince Harry recounts in his new book how he was physically “attacked” by his older brother Prince William during an argument in 2019, the… Read More »Prince Harry accuses his brother William of physical attack in new book
Amazon announced Wednesday it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing “the uncertain economy” and the fact that the online retail giant had… Read More »Amazon to cut more than 18,000 jobs, including in Europe
To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday and placed it… Read More »Pope Francis presides over funeral of predecessor Benedict XVI
Russia’s spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill on Thursday called for a ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries. The call came… Read More »Live: Russia’s Patriarch Kirill calls for Orthodox Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine
House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting Wednesday, unable to either elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with… Read More »Deadlocked US House adjourns without electing speaker for second day
France should be in a strong position as Europe reels from the energy crisis, drawing on the renowned nuclear industry that supplies the lion’s share… Read More »How France’s prized nuclear sector stalled in Europe’s hour of need
