Customers trade in family heirlooms for cash as gold prices soar
As gold prices soar to record highs resulting from global economic jitters, hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars’ worth of gold are circulating through the doors of the St.
Former Panamanian president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has left the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a prison sentence…
Trump is bringing white South Africans to the US as refugees, but what persecution are they facing?
The Trump administration is bringing a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week in what it says is the start of a larger…
At least 20 people killed in Sudan after a suspected drone strike hits a prison
Sudanese authorities say a suspected drone attack has killed at least 20 prisoners in the southern region of Kordofan.
Long-range Russian attacks continue to kill Ukrainians amid ceasefire deadlock
Two months ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine was ready to accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day cease-fire, provided Russia did the same.
Russia’s Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, ‘without preconditions’
Putin’s proposal came after leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Moscow if it does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
South Korean conservative party fails in a bid to switch presidential candidates
South Korea’s embattled conservative party has canceled then reinstated the presidential candidacy of Kim Moon Soo within hours, after a failed attempt to replace him with former Prime Minister Han…
Peruvians know him as the priest who went ‘from Chicago to Chiclayo.’ He is now Pope Leo XIV
The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he's Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they'll get used to his new title, Pope Leo XIV.
UN agencies warn that Israel’s plans for aid distribution will endanger lives in Gaza
International aid agencies warn that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory.
Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence
A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship is accusing Columbia University of eroding democracy with its handling of protests against the Israel-Hamas war.