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American University professor William LeoGrande explains how the Supreme Court’s decision to allow lawsuits seeking compensation for assets seized in the Cuban revolution to move forward fits in context of current political crisis on the island.
Maximo Torero, Chief Economist at The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, warns that the war in Iran is choking the global supply of fertilizer and a food crisis could follow within a year.
In Lebanon, an Israeli ‘double tap’ killed three medics and four others including a two-year-old girl. A neighbor’s video shows what happened.
Three months since the start of its conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is oscillating between strike threats and diplomatic overtures. Neither path has yielded a clear resolution.
The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports.
Some NATO allies say they are confused by President Trump’s different statements on U.S. troop deployments to Europe.
As tensions with Washington escalate, Cuba’s government is rallying defiance at home while denouncing the US indictment of Raúl Castro as political aggression.
In north-east DR Congo, fear is spreading faster than answers as communities confront an Ebola outbreak that went undetected for weeks.
Chile digs desert trenches along its northern border as President José Antonio Kast pushes a hardline migration crackdown critics say may have little effect.
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening and 247 workers were trapped.
Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance.
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is driving up the cost of food, leading to funding shortfalls and higher expenses for critical food aid in Gaza.
The project is expected to complement the existing oil pipeline of 1.8 million barrels a day to meet global demand
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini – Taipei’s only diplomatic ally in Africa – after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits.
Pope Leo XIV on Friday named a former undocumented migrant as bishop of West Virginia, weeks after a high-profile verbal confrontation with US President Donald Trump.
At the leafy villa where Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi had spent years locked up, there were no signs on Friday it would become a renewed site of political pilgrimage as it did during her previous house arrest.
Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned.
From the Boston Tea Party to “speaking French” comebacks and football versus soccer jabs—here are King Charles’ best quips from his high-stakes US visit.
Talks between Ghana and the US over a bilateral healthcare deal have stalled, after Accra voiced concerns regarding sensitive data sharing. Several African countries have pushed back on the deals, while some have signed.
White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed.