The White House on Tuesday questioned the humanitarian commitment of the Episcopal Church after it refused to comply with a federal directive to help resettle South Africans granted refugee status by US President Donald Trump’s administration.On Monday, about 50 South Africans arrived for resettleme
CANCER: Jose Mujica earned the moniker ‘world’s poorest president’ for giving away much of his salary and living a simple life on his farm, with his wife and dog
Tributes poured in on Tuesday from across Latin America following the death of former Uruguayan president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics.He was 89.Mujica, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost h
The unofficial national fruit of New Zealand is not native to the country — it is South American. It is not exclusively found in New Zealand. And it is not, perhaps surprisingly, the kiwifruit. It is the feijoa.Known as pineapple guava elsewhere, the fruit — a green perfumed oval with a polarizing t
A Brazilian scientist who pushed back against chemical fertilizers and researched biologically based approaches to more robust food production has been honored with this year’s World Food Prize, the organization announced on Tuesday.Microbiologist Mariangela Hungria’s research helped her country bec
PAKISTANIndian guard returnedIslamabad yesterday handed over an Indian border guard who was captured a day after an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, India’s paramilitary border guard said. The attack near the tourist town of Pahalgam sparked a four-day conflict betw
Croatian singer Marko Bosnjak sings “Poison Cake” during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest at St Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
JOURNALIST KILLED: The CPJ says at least 178 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon since the start of the war
The Israeli military yesterday said that it struck a Gaza hospital housing Hamas militants in a raid that, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist wounded in an Israeli attack last month.The strike, which Hamas said happened at dawn, ended a brief pause in fighting to allow the relea
Australia’s conservative Liberal Party yesterday elected Sussan Ley, a former outback pilot with three finance degrees, as its first female leader, after an election loss partly due to comparisons with US President Donald Trump’s policies.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday was swor
The UN aviation agency on Monday blamed Russia for the downing of a Malaysian jet over Ukraine in 2014, leading to the deaths of 298 people.Australia and the Netherlands, the nations with most fatalities in the tragedy, quickly called for Russia to assume responsibility for the downing and pay damag
‘FAKE NEWS’: France and its allies have long accused Russia of using disinformation as a weapon aimed at influencing public opinion and weakening support for Ukraine
Condemning “fake news” and accusing Russia of seeking to undermine efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, France has slammed false claims on social media that European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, were seen taking drugs on a train.The accusation was made widely on social media by
Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure imprisonment, racism and sometimes rape with working conditions so abusive that they often amount to forced labor and human trafficking, Amnesty International said in a report yesterday.The report was released as US President Donald Trump was scheduled
British counterterrorism police have arrested a man in connection with three fires that took place in the space of five days that all appeared to be linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.The 21-year-old was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning on suspicion of arson with intent to
Pilgrims participate in a candlelight procession on the eve of the anniversary of the reported appearance of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children at the Catholic shrine of Fatima in Portugal on Monday.
‘GESTURE OF GOODWILL’: A source said that 21-year-old US-Israeli Edan Alexander would ‘most likely’ be released yesterday or today ahead of a visit by the US president
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire in exchange for Hamas’ release of a US-Israeli hostage, who a source close to the group said could be freed yesterday.Hamas on Sunday said it would release Edan Alexander, a US-Israeli soldier held in Gaza, ahead of a visit b
Millions of Filipinos yesterday braved long lines and soaring temperatures to vote in a midterm election seen as choosing sides in an explosive feud between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and impeached Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte.With temperatures hitting 34°C in some places, Ge
‘NEW PATH TO HOPE’: Front-runner Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party held a rally in the center of Seoul with supporters dancing to campaign songs
Contenders for South Korea’s presidency yesterday commenced their campaigns, vowing to unify a deeply polarized society and spur economic growth, while navigating trade negotiations with the US.Asia’s fourth-largest economy is to hold a snap presidential election on June 3 to choose former South Kor
The soft, waxy “solid refrigerant” being investigated in a UK laboratory might not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases.The substance’s temperature can vary by more than 50°C under pressure, and unlik
Polish authorities on Sunday accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a fire that destroyed a large shopping center in the capital, Warsaw, last year.Since Russia’s February 2022 offensive against Ukraine, Poland — a loyal ally of Kyiv — claims to be the target of sabotage attempts whi
The first white South Africans granted refugee status under a program initiated by US President Donald Trump on Sunday boarded a plane to leave from the nation’s main international airport in Johannesburg.A line of white citizens with airport trolleys full of luggage, much of it wrapped in theft-pro
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