Israel and Hezbollah reach ceasefire deal
TEL AVIV â A ceasefire has been agreed to end 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Joe Biden...
Storms threaten US holiday travels
WASHINGTON â This week has the potential to bring a wave of messy weather across the United States as travelers hit the roads and...
âGodâs influencerâ to be made first millennial saint in April 2025
VATICAN â A London-born teenager nicknamed âGodâs influencerâ for his online skills will be made a saint in April 2025.
Carlo Acutis, who died of...
Former history teacher wins Uruguay presidential election
MONTEVIDEO â A left-wing former history teacher, YamandĂș Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay.
Orsi beat Ălvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing...
Brazil police accuses ex-president of coup
SAO PAOLO â Ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies have been formally accused of allegedly plotting a coup, after he...
Climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say
BAKU â Richer countries have promised to raise their funding to help poorer countries fight climate change to a record $300 billion a year,...
Ukraine will lose war to Russia if US cuts funding â Zelensky
KYIV â Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News that Ukraine would lose the war if Washington, its main military backer, pulled funding.
The Ukrainian...
Biden: ICC war crimes arrest warrant âoutrageousâ
WASHINGTON â US President Joe Biden has called an International Criminal Court (ICC) war crimes arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister âoutrageousâ.
The ICC...
Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
BEIRUT â Hezbollahâs media chief Mohammed Afif has been killed in an Israeli strike in central Beirut, the Lebanese militant group has confirmed.
A strike...
Honduran villages cut off by torrential rain
TEGUCIGALPA â Torrential rain caused by Tropical Storm Sara has cut off more than 1,700 communities in Honduras.
The storm caused widespread flooding across the...