Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Food|Health|World

As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims to help

Drought and crop failure are a pervasive threat in Guatemala where hunger and malnutrition run rampant, particularly in rural areas - a reality that

As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims to help
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stressed the court had jurisdiction to investigate Israeli nationals and asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials
Americas|Election|News|World

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Venezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election
News|Political|World

Even if a Gaza ceasefire is agreed, Israel has made clear it reserves the right to resume the war with Hamas

Even if a Gaza ceasefire is agreed, Israel has made clear it reserves the right to resume the war with Hamas

Even if a Gaza ceasefire is agreed, Israel has made clear it reserves the right to resume the war with Hamas
Americas|News|World

Massive blackouts roil Cuba

Power outages totaling 14 hours or more per day were reported on Thursday across much of crisis-racked Cuba, leaving millions of

Massive blackouts roil Cuba
News|Political|World

US unveils massive tranche of sanctions targeting Russia as Biden announces new aid for Kyiv

US unveils massive tranche of sanctions targeting Russia as Biden announces new aid for Kyiv

US unveils massive tranche of sanctions targeting Russia as Biden announces new aid for Kyiv
News|Political|World

Israel offers new proposal for the Philadelphi corridor to Hamas

Israel offers new proposal for the Philadelphi corridor to Hamas

Israel offers new proposal for the Philadelphi corridor to Hamas
Americas|World

US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say

Multiple U.S.

US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say
News|World

Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea

Fires have broken on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week

Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
Europe|News|World

Russians hail Wagner chief Prigozhin as patriot on anniversary of his death

Mourners gathered at a cemetery in Russia's former imperial capital under a light summer rain shower on Friday to celebrate a man they said had given his life to serve

Russians hail Wagner chief Prigozhin as patriot on anniversary of his death
News|World

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill eight fighters, one child, security sources say

Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Friday killed at least eight fighters and one child, according to security sources, as armed group Hezbollah responded with artillery

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill eight fighters, one child, security sources say
Business|Economy|News|World

US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia's war machine

The U.S. has imposed sweeping sanctions against hundreds of firms across Russia, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, accusing them of providing products and services that enable Russia’s war effort and aiding its ability to evade sanctions

US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia's war machine
Americas|News|World

Mexico will wait for Venezuelan vote tallies before taking stance on disputed election

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his government would wait for Venezuela's government to publish local vote tallies from the South American

Mexico will wait for Venezuelan vote tallies before taking stance on disputed election
MidEast|News|World

Biden speaks to Egypt, Qatar leaders in Gaza ceasefire push

President Joe Biden spoke by phone to the leaders of Qatar and Egypt on Friday, pushing for an elusive Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal as negotiators

Biden speaks to Egypt, Qatar leaders in Gaza ceasefire push
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets|World

Powell green lights September rate cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday "the time has come" for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates as rising risks to the job market left no room for further weakness

Powell green lights September rate cut
News|World

Sullivan to China next week, sources say, as US works to manage bilateral relationship

Sullivan to China next week, sources say, as US works to manage bilateral relationship

Sullivan to China next week, sources say, as US works to manage bilateral relationship
Election|News|World

South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk

The world’s youngest nation set a date for its first post-independence elections as intense anticipation reflects both an urgent need for stability and the high stakes involved.

South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk
Economy|Finance|Political|World

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s

Over the past 15 years, the world has seen a financial crisis, the rise of populist politics and a fracturing of the world economic order. Sounds all a bit pre-WWII, right?

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s
Crime|Europe|News|Opinion|World

Curb hate speech after riots, UN committee urges Britain

A U.N. committee urged Britain on Friday to pass measures to curb hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric which it said had played a direct role in fuelling summer riots.

Curb hate speech after riots, UN committee urges Britain
Europe|News|World

India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting

India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting

India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting
News|World

Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to manage complex US-China relations in final months

President Joe Biden is dispatching his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China next week

Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to manage complex US-China relations in final months
Health|News|World

WHO says partners can start talks to buy mpox vaccines before its approval

The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners such as Gavi and UNICEF can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the U.N. health agency,

WHO says partners can start talks to buy mpox vaccines before its approval
Asia|News|World

Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards

Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their

Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Russian court sentences five men for anti-Israel riots at Dagestan airport

A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a mass anti-Israel protest last October at an

Russian court sentences five men for anti-Israel riots at Dagestan airport
News|World

Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv

Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv

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