Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report.An unprecedented number of children have been recruited by gangs…
The NBA Cup encounter between the Clippers and Sacramento Kings heightened both teams’ awareness even with this being an early-season game.Both teams had lost their…
Defence spending boost needs parliament nod, comes as Iran and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat missile strikes in October.Iran plans to triple its military budget, a government…
Canada has announced it will slash immigration for the first time in years, a major policy shift for the government as it tries to remain…
Lyndon Johnson herded goats. Richard Nixon plucked chickens. And Bill Clinton stocked groceries.Many presidents have had humble jobs early in their working lives. If Kamala…
Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected with 94.7 percent vote, says the country’s electoral authority ANIE. “Of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for…
President Paul Kagame secures himself another five years in power, pledging to ‘consolidate national unity’ amid criticism from opposition.Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been sworn…
Fears about the health of the US economy are hitting Japan’s stock market and share indices around Asia.Japanese stocks have recorded their biggest losses since…
The United Nations says 86 percent of the besieged Gaza Strip is now under Israeli evacuation orders as 33 more Palestinians are killed in yet…
OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will be quadrupling the number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and will deploy prosecutors from…
Firefighters knock down hot spots as the Thompson fire prepares to jump Canyon Rd. in Oroville, California on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Firefighters have a…
Barring a major upset in the coming hours, the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party is on course to win Thursday’s general election by a record landslide,…
Colombo, Sri Lanka – The bullying from a senior health official was bad enough. A sense of betrayal by government authorities during COVID-19 made it…
The Federal Reserve of the United States decided to maintain interest rates at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent, based on recent…
DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard eased his way onto the American Airlines Center court Saturday afternoon, his sneakers in hand and a thin white device on his…
Kawhi Leonard, who has sat out the last nine games because of right knee inflammation, will play for the Clippers in Game 2 of their…
Statistics agency says economy has made ‘good start’ to the year under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s economy grew faster than expected…
CEO Elon Musk says in memo that job cuts will leave firm ‘lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle’. Electric carmaker Tesla…
City-state’s performance is closely watched as a barometer of global economic conditions. Singapore’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, as a struggling…
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in…