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What is the Hezbollah-linked financial institution Israel is targeting in Lebanon?
BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting branches of a financial institution affiliated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, saying the quasi-banking system is being used…
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Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral
HELSINKI (AP) — The prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who was one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in…
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Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina’s President Milei
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a burst of adrenaline, the Argentine students charged into oncoming traffic. Trucks screeched to a halt. Motorbikes swerved. Some drivers flipped their middle fingers,…
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Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s Interior Ministry agreed in a lawsuit settlement Monday that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in…
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Albania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers violently disrupted a Parliament session Monday to protest the imprisonment of a fellow legislator for alleged slander. The conservative Democratic Party of Albania has…
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Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded…
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Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. The 62-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong…
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South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea’s underground bunkers
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons targeting North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony Tuesday, as the president…
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KEYWORD NOTICE – Same-sex couples in Thailand to tie the knot starting January as marriage equality bill becomes law
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law Tuesday, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed. The law was published in the Royal Gazette after endorsement by…
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US judge backs Catholic employers who challenged abortion regulation
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A U.S. judge has blocked a federal agency from enforcing a rule crafted by President Joe Biden’s administration requiring employers to accommodate employees who have abortions or…
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Burkina Faso’s ruling junta claims foiling an attempt to destabilize the country
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling junta said it thwarted an attempt to destabilize the African country “with the help of foreign powers.” A transitional government has been…
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4 artists’ works shortlisted for the prestigious Turner Prize go on display at a London museum
LONDON (AP) — A large concrete sculpture of a bracelet referencing the excesses of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos and a collection of portraits focusing on Black men and…
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New Caledonia marks anniversary of French colonization with tight security and simmering tensions
NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — New Caledonia marked the anniversary on Tuesday of France’s takeover of the Pacific archipelago with tight security and simmering tensions between the pro-independence Indigenous Kanak…
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