Peru, Colombia Reaffirm Amazon River Cooperation Amid Island Dispute Lima – Peru and Colombia have renewed their commitment to maintaining peace and cooperation along their shared Amazon River border, even as tensions simmer over competing territorial claims. Following a two-day meeting in Lima, the foreign ministries of both nations released a joint statement stressing their […]
Israel, Syria in Talks After Assad’s Fall, Troop Moves in Golan Heights Tel Aviv/Damascus – Tensions are shifting in the region after Islamist-led forces toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on December 8, prompting Israel to deploy troops along the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights. The zone has separated Syrian and Israeli forces since […]
Strong Quake Strikes Near Russia’s Kamchatka, No Tsunami Risk A powerful earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Saturday, but officials confirmed there was no threat of a tsunami. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit about 111 kilometers (69 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional administrative center, at a depth of […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Bolsonaro in Landmark Democracy Case BRASÍLIA — Brazil’s Supreme Court has convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of undermining democracy, making him the first ex-leader in the country’s history to face such a ruling. A panel of five justices delivered the verdict on Thursday, with four voting to convict and […]
Iran Says Nuclear Material Buried Under Rubble as New IAEA Deal Sparks Dispute TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed on Wednesday that much of the country’s nuclear material remains inaccessible beneath the rubble of facilities struck during June’s war with Israel. “All of our material is under the rubble of the bombed […]
Charlie Kirk Killed in Utah Campus Shooting, Trump Calls It ‘Heinous Assassination’ OREM, Utah — Conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking to thousands of students at Utah Valley University, in what former President Donald Trump condemned as a “heinous assassination.” Kirk, 31, was answering a question […]
New York Turns Food Scraps Into Millions of Pounds of Compost NEW YORK — At the Staten Island Compost Facility, garbage is being transformed into something that keeps the city’s gardens, parks, and schools thriving. “We’re making this awesome compost that we can use throughout the city and improve soil health,” said Jennifer McDonnell, Deputy […]
Netanyahu Signs Settlement Plan, Rejects Palestinian Statehood Ma’ale Adumim, West Bank — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “there will not be a Palestinian state” during a signing ceremony in Ma’ale Adumim, one of the largest Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The event marked the advancement of the long-disputed E1 settlement development […]
Confusion Erupts After Patel’s Premature Claim in Utah Shooting Case OREM, Utah — Hours after a deadly shooting at a Utah college left Trump ally Charlie Kirk dead in front of a crowd of 3,000 people, FBI Director Kash Patel sparked widespread confusion with a premature announcement on social media. Just moments before local officials […]
Albania Appoints AI ‘Minister’ to Tackle Corruption TIRANA, Albania — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has unveiled a unique addition to his new cabinet following his Socialist Party’s decisive victory in May’s elections: an AI-powered “minister” named Diella, which means “sun” in Albanian. “Diella is the first government member who is not physically present, but […]
