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The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year. The three …
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By MARK BANCHEREAU
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3/18/25
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Israel’s surprise wave of airstrikes has plunged Palestinians back into a nightmare they had hoped might be behind them. Tuesday's predawn bombardment hit neighborhoods across the devastated …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY
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3/18/25
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A new anti-LGBTQ+ law has passed in Hungary that bans Pride events and allows authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the festivities. The law's approval on Tuesday …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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3/18/25
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Pope Francis says in a letter to an Italian newspaper that his lengthy illness has helped make “more lucid” to him the absurdity of war and the power of words to shape the truth and facts. …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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3/18/25
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Families whose relatives remain hostages in Gaza are terrified their loved ones might not return after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the territory. Nearly 60 families have relatives still held …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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3/18/25
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The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead. In a letter to Dominican police dated …
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By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA
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3/18/25
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KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia are appealing for calm as student groups called for fresh protests on Tuesday following the horrific nightclub fire that killed 59 …
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By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and ELDAR ERMIC
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3/18/25
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John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105. The Royal Air Force says he died Monday at his home in Dublin. Hemingway was …
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3/18/25
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Israel has launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Palestinian …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEF FEDERMAN
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3/18/25
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Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a …
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3/18/25
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Israel launches new strikes against Hamas and promises ‘increasing military force’ after talks stall
Israel launched new strikes against Hamas and promised ‘increasing military force’ after talks on further hostage releases stalled. Early Tuesday morning, Israel’s Prime Minister’s office …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA
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3/17/25
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Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji. Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to the collection of remote islands in the South …
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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3/17/25
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U.S. President Donald Trump has explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran, warning Tehran that it would “suffer the consequences” for further …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/17/25
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s has fired or forced out a string of top officials since the deadly Hamas attack on Israel in 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza. The country’s domestic …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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3/17/25
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A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software
Hungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community. Members on Monday submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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3/17/25
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KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — After North Macedonia’s deadliest tragedy in recent memory, with dozens dying in a nightclub inferno, the tiny Balkan nation is struggling to grapple with so many …
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By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and IVANA BZGANOVIC
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3/17/25
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In the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea, people have long feared crocodiles. There were nearly 180 recorded crocodile attack victims …
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By EDNA TARIGAN and DITA ALANGKARA
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3/16/25
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New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Paris and London to seek alliances as he deals U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy. Carney is purposely …
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By ROB GILLIES
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3/16/25
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Iran has once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be held “fully …
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By SAMY MAGDY
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3/16/25
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A massive fire in a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski said in a press conference. The blaze …
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By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES
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3/16/25
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