‘We don’t exist’: Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority living in fear
Sadia Amjad's father died for his faith, stabbed in the street by an Islamist who discovered he was part of...
Scholz’s coalition to take hit at German state polls
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's troubled coalition is expected to take a hit at two major state polls that come halfway...
Largest climate fund seeks new funding for vulnerable
The world's largest multilateral climate fund will aim to boost cash flow in a donor conference on Thursday, with all...
21 killed after bus falls from Venice bridge and catches fire
At least 21 people, including two children and foreign tourists, were killed when a bus running on methane plunged off...
Republican hardliners oust US House speaker in historic vote
Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic rebellion by far-right...
Senator blocks Egypt military aid over rights
The new top US senator on foreign relations on Tuesday blocked some $235 million in military aid to Egypt over...
Guatemalan president-elect denounces ‘slow motion’ coup
Visiting Washington on Tuesday, President-elect Bernardo Arevalo of Guatemala said he is confronting a concerted effort to keep him from...
Warming beaches threaten Yemen sea turtles’ future
On a Yemeni beach, a sea turtle clambers ashore to lay eggs, which will likely be born female due to...
Pope opens Church meeting amid tensions with conservatives
Pope Francis opens a major congress on the future of the Catholic Church Wednesday marked by tensions with conservatives on...
Inuit hunters blame cruise ships as narwhal disappear
To hunt the narwhal, whose long tusk was the unicorn horn of medieval myth, you need absolute silence. So much...
Canada’s wildfires take devastating toll on wildlife
No droppings, tracks, nests or other traces of wildlife -- Canada's boreal forests were devastated by record wildfires this year....
Firefighters tell of hellish battle against Canada wildfires
Facing grueling conditions worthy of a Dantean hell, up against soaring walls of blistering flames, thousands of firefighters mobilized throughout...
For Iranian refugees, French wine harvest part of anti-government ‘struggle’
Swapping their state-enforced veils for T-shirts reading "life" and "liberty", a group of Iranian women who have fled to France...
Farmers turn to solar power in Syria’s former breadbasket
At his farm in Syria's northeast, Abdullah al-Mohammed adjusts a large solar panel, one of hundreds that have cropped up...
West Bank city pins tourism hopes on UNESCO listing
In the ancient city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, a prehistoric site has raised Palestinian hopes of a...
Deadly Thai mall shooting reignites gun control questions
A deadly shooting in a Bangkok mall allegedly by a 14-year-old has again exposed Thailand’s gun violence problems, with police...
Afghan refugees play the waiting game in Tajikistan
For Bibikhawa Zaki, whose orange football boots match her headscarf, training on the pitch is the highlight of her complicated...
Liberia’s young voters engage for peaceful elections
In a schoolroom, young Liberians take it in turns to draw an image expressing what they fear most as they...
Thai PM vows action on guns after deadly mall shooting
Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday vowed "preventive measures" after a shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall left two people dead...
Interview with rising NYC star artist Christine Stoddard
Where did you find your foothold into the arts community? Why is it important for artists to persist in spite...
Kidnapping suspect arrested, missing 9-year-old found safe in upstate New York
Craig Nelson Ross Jr. has been apprehended and charged with first-degree kidnapping in the case of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, who...
New York Mayor raises Nigerian flag on Wall Street, describes NY Lagos of America
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has led a historic celebration in honor of Nigeria's 63rd independence day. The...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: The Future of Housing in NYC
Our administration recently proposed the most ambitious pro-housing zoning changes in the history of New York City — changes that...
Slovaks vote in tight polls key for foreign policy, Ukraine aid
Slovaks voted on Saturday in a tight early election seen as key to whether the country will keep supporting neighboring...
Pope appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of Church
Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity...
Muizzu: Maldives election’s pro-China frontrunner
The frontrunner in Saturday's Maldives presidential vote is an ardent advocate of Chinese investment and has promised to steer the...
Yemenis at Asian Games divided by war, united by sport
One delivered gas cylinders in government-run Aden for a living and the other cooked meals in rebel-held Sanaa. Now the...
US government hours from shutdown, as lawmakers scrabble for solutions
With the US government just hours from shutting down on Saturday, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy pitched a last-gasp stopgap measure...
France’s Mayotte feels left high and dry as water crisis worsens
Water has been cut off two days out of every three this month in France's poorest department Mayotte, an Indian...
Kosovo on edge after deadly clashes stir unease
Nearly a week after deadly clashes in Kosovo triggered one of the gravest escalations in the former breakaway province in...
Pro-China frontrunner closes in on Maldives presidency
Pro-China frontrunner Mohamed Muizzu was set to win Saturday's presidential vote in the Maldives, according to local media tallies, after...
Almost all ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh
The flood of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh dwindled to a trickle Saturday as Armenia said nearly the entire population of the...
Crossing glaciers and fjords: Norwegian reindeer migrate for winter
A herd of reindeer with white, brown or grey coats climb mountains and swim between glaciers on their great migration...
Libya flights to Italy resume after nearly 10 years
A Rome-bound aircraft departed on Saturday from Libya's capital, restarting flights to Italy after a nearly decade-long suspension due to...
Lula ‘stable’ after hip replacement: doctors
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in "stable" condition a day after undergoing hip surgery, and began physical...
Understanding Success
Dear Destiny Friends, It is no longer news that every living being desires success. This is because nothing gladdens...
China’s gateway to North Korea waits in vain for border opening
Stranded North Korean workers and merchants who rely on cross-border trade see scant signs that the frontier with China will...
Trump, in campaign mode, attempts to back off abortion
Donald Trump never misses a chance to remind voters that he was the one to appoint three justices to the...
Top US military officer General Mark Milley retires
General Mark Milley steps down on Friday after a tumultuous term as the top US military officer that saw him...
Burkina still battling insecurity one year after coup
When he seized power, Captain Ibrahim Traore set himself "two to three months" to improve security in Burkina Faso, but...
7 Nigerien soldiers killed in jihadist attack, 5 more in ensuing accident
Seven soldiers were killed Thursday in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a...
India space chief unfazed by Moon mission’s apparent end
As hopes dim of further contact with India's Moon rover, the country's space chief has said he was satisfied with...
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef
The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to "do whatever it takes" to remove any more floating barriers installed by China...
IEA, ECB urge Europe to move faster on energy transition
Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power,...
Relatives of detained Saudis urge ‘ashamed’ prince to act on cases
Relatives of Saudis facing heavy sentences for social media posts are calling on the kingdom's de facto ruler to take...
More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blasts
More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber...
Jailed Tunisia opposition chief begins hunger strike
The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday to protest his...
Four more officials held after Libya flood disaster
Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of...
New Yorkers mark historic inauguration of Ota Benga Day
New Yorkers have gathered in Co-op City yesterday to mark the inauguration of the annual observance of Ota Benga Day....
Israel reopens Gaza crossing to Palestinian workers
Israel on Thursday allowed thousands of Palestinian workers to cross from Gaza for the first time in two weeks through...
Biden to blast ‘dangerous’ Trump in 2024 democracy speech
President Joe Biden will warn that Donald Trump and his "extremist" allies pose a danger to US democracy in a...
Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fire
Survivors of a fire that tore through an Iraqi wedding and those mourning the at least 100 lives lost filled...
Burkina Faso detains four officers after thwarted coup
Burkina Faso said on Thursday that four officers had been detained a day after the military government announced it had...
Farm scientist behind India’s ‘green revolution’ dies
India on Thursday mourned the death of scientist Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the architect of the 1960s "green revolution" that brought...
Armenia, Azerbaijan: ex-Soviet neighbors and enemies
The fate of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh has poisoned relations between fellow ex-Soviet neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan since the...
Israel top court weighs rules on removing prime minister
Israel's top court heard appeals Thursday against a law restricting how a prime minister can be removed from office, as...
Fighting for democracy in Africa’s last absolute monarchy
The king does not take kindly to dissent in Africa's last absolute monarchy. But it doesn't stop political opponent Nomalungelo...
Germany and Israel sign ‘historic’ missile shield deal
Germany on Thursday signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system that will become a key...
A win would have been a game changer for Namibian rugby: Coetzee
Namibia's head coach Allister Coetzee says had they secured their first ever win at a Rugby World Cup it could...
Mali military reports two attacks on army posts
The Malian army has reported attacks on two of its posts in the north and west of the country, with...