The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the… Read More »China Balloon Over U.S. Deflates Hopes For Diplomatic Thaw
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with European leaders in Kyiv on Friday. He is hoping to extract a fast-track promise for his country’s entry… Read More »Zelenskyy Meets with European Leaders
Twelve African countries spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programmes. The 2030… Read More »African Nations Commit To Ending AIDS In Children By 2030
The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday and found six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of… Read More »FBI Searches Biden Home, Finds Documents Marked Classified
Chris Hipkins, set to become New Zealand’s prime minister, built a reputation for competence in tackling COVID-19, though he acknowledges some mistakes in handling the… Read More »Troubleshooter Chris Hipkins Faces A Tough Road As New Zealand PM
The United Nations said Wednesday peacekeepers discovered mass graves in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a series of attacks blamed… Read More »UN Says 49 Bodies Found In Congo Mass Graves
The United States will provide a military aid package worth more than $3 billion to Ukraine and other countries affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,… Read More »US Announces More Than $3B In Military Aid To Ukraine
Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners… Read More »Kevin McCarthy Elected Republican U.S. House Speaker, But At A Cost
Britain’s defense ministry said Wednesday that a Ukrainian attack on a military barracks in a Russia-controlled city in eastern Ukraine may have been exacerbated by… Read More »Britain Says Russia May Have Stored Ammunition At Site Of Barracks Attack
Mourners poured into St. Peter’s Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to pay their final respects to the German theologian… Read More »Thousands Gather In St. Peter’s Square For The Funeral Of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI