The Rolo González sisters walked out of Nicaragua’s main airport and peered out onto a sea of young men. The Central American “coyotes” squinted back, trying to find people to smuggle to the …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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1/30/23
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The Ukrainian presidential office says Monday in a report covering the previous 24 hours that Russian shelling killed at least five people and wounded 13 others, as the Kremlin’s and Kyiv’s …
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By SUSIE BLANN
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1/30/23
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint and ease tensions amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. He spoke in Cairo on …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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1/30/23
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Pakistani police have raised the death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar to 20 killed. They say as many as 96 worshippers were wounded in Monday’s attack. …
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By RIAZ KHAN
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1/30/23
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The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank. Monday's death was the latest bloodshed in spiraling violence that comes …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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1/30/23
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Pope Francis’ long-awaited visit to Congo and South Sudan next week comes amid soaring insecurity in both war-torn countries, as desperate populations say they want his visit to quell the endless …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA and SAM MEDNICK
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1/30/23
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As clean water runs short, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment, and the population of over 4 million feels the …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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1/30/23
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Nissan and Renault have agreed to make their mutual cross-shareholdings equal at 15%, ironing out a source of conflict in the Japan-French auto alliance. Renault Group will transfer 28.4% of the …
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1/30/23
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Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG
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1/30/23
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic clearly is not done dominating his sport.
He says so.
His coach says so.
And, most importantly, his performances throughout a draining run to …
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
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1/29/23
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Turkey’s president has suggested his country might approve Finland’s application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden’s. The two Nordic nations applied jointly to become …
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By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
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1/29/23
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Friends and volunteers have gathered at Kyiv’s St Sophia’s Cathedral to say goodbye to a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine with another volunteer while they were trying to evacuate …
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1/29/23
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An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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1/29/23
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Tunisia’s president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. Turnout was just 11% in the first round of …
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By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA
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1/29/23
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When police fire tear gas at protesters demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, most run away. A few, though, run toward the gas canisters as quickly as possible — to …
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By DANIEL POLITI
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1/29/23
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It has been over 11 weeks since Ukrainian forces wrested back part of Kherson province from Russian occupation. But liberation hasn't diminished the hardship for residents, both those returning home …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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1/29/23
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Israeli police have sealed up the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian attacker who killed seven people and wounded three outside a synagogue. It was one of several punitive measures approved by …
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1/29/23
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Iran’s Defense Ministry says one of its factories was attacked by drones in the central city of Isfahan. A statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency says the attack occurred late Saturday …
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1/28/23
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Israel’s rescue service says a gunman has opened fire in east Jerusalem, wounding at least two people. The paramedics did not provide any further information. The shooting attack occurred less than …
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1/28/23
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When Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan next week, thousands of people will take special note of a gesture more grounded than the sign of the cross. Watching from their wheelchairs, they …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA, DENG MACHOL and CARA ANNA
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1/28/23
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