UK & WORLD NEWS
- UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately
- Brazilian Supreme Court justices at odds as election and probe into failed bank loom
Brazil’s Supreme Court has plunged further into an institutional crisis, as two of its best known justices are now requesting major sanctions against each […]
- The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
- 4 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at Trump's Labor Department
A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She […]
- Meloni celebrates her Italian government's longevity during party rally in Bari
Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni has celebrated a milestone for her government
- 'Hidden tribunals': Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations
The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in […]
- 'The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this'
That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care […]
- Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the […]
- Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate on trafficking minors and money laundering
Romanian prosecutors have indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on charges including trafficking minors and money laundering
- Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
Drug cartels in Mexico are increasingly using car bombs and explosives in drones and roads
- Women gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then deadly strikes hit
The small Iranian town of Kuhestak is reeling after a barrage of strikes hit a house where dozens of women were gathered to celebrate a wedding
- Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?
The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a […]
- With jury deadlocked, judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder case
The judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder case has declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.
- What to know about UK-controlled Falkland Islands after Argentina's president stakes claim
Argentine President Javier Milei has resurrected Argentina’s long-held claim to the nearby U.K.-controlled Falkland Islands and in the process conjured up […]
- Pakistan military says 48 militants killed in multiple raids in southwest
Pakistan's military says security forces have killed 48 militants in multiple raids on militant hideouts in restive southwestern Pakistan over the past 72 hours
- Tunisia’s top court upholds opposition convictions in a state security case
Tunisia’s highest court has upheld the convictions of dozens of opposition figures, lawyers and human rights activists accused of conspiring against state […]
- Pulling the SNAP lever + Why Gen Zers bet (invest?) differently
Changing SNAP eligibility actually can change consumption habits.
- Cambodia’s army to resume joint military exercises with the US next year
Cambodia’s army says it will resume joint military exercises with the United States early next year after a decade-long suspension
- Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centers boom amid water and power fears
Civil rights groups in South Africa are calling for a pause on building more data centers until their use of water, land and electricity is investigated
- Kenya's Ruto orders Indian company Tata Chemicals to leave the country
Kenya's President William Ruto has directed Tata Chemicals to leave the country, accusing the company of failing to generate economic impact
