Greenhouse gases hit new record highs in 2023: UN
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the United Nations warned Monday. Levels of the three…
Iran says it will ‘use all available tools’ to respond to Israel’s attack
Tehran will “use all available tools” to respond to Israel’s weekend attack on military targets in Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Iran previously played down…
Tunisia coastguard recovers bodies of 16 migrants
TUNIS – Tunisia’s coastguard has recovered the bodies of 16 migrants off the coast of the towns of Maloulech, Salakta and Chebba, the national guard said on Monday, the latest…
Egypt proposes short Gaza truce with small hostage-prisoner exchange
Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt’s president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed…
Several people reportedly killed as farmers, herders clash in Nigeria’s Adamawa
Morakinyo Akinosun ADAMAWA, Nigeria – Several people were reportedly killed in a clash between herders and farmers in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state, local news outlets reported. The incident occurred on…
Bus crash in central Mexico kills 19 people
ZACATECAS, Mexico – Nineteen people died and six others were injured when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico’s central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, local authorities said. The…
Ex-president of Bolivia says 14 shots fired at his car
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales said gunmen fired a hail of bullets at his car Sunday as he traveled to a radio interview in the central city of Cochabamba, wounding…
UN chief ‘shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction’ in north Gaza
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was “shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza, where Israeli forces are carrying out attacks they say aim…
South Korean Christian groups in massive protest against rights for same-sex couples
SEOUL – Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul on Sunday to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged the rights…
British lawmakers accuse Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’ in slavery reparations debate
LONDON – Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a “colonial mindset” and trying to silence nations pushing for discussions on reparations for transatlantic…