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Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad
Read full article: Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroadCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad in the economy.
Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
Read full article: Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrathPope Leo XIV is warning human traffickers that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants.
Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic
Read full article: Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African RepublicAttorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States.
Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
Read full article: Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern PhilippinesPhilippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south.
Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang
Read full article: Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over PyongyangSouth Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial law at home.
Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula
Read full article: Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsulaIn a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted fuel supplies to the Crimean Peninsula.
Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detention
Read full article: Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detentionIsrael’s Supreme Court is considering whether to extend the detention of a prominent Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, who was seized 17 months ago in Gaza.
UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military
Read full article: UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the militaryU.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats.
Mexico City installed a chandelier in its metro for the World Cup. Then came the crush of memes
Read full article: Mexico City installed a chandelier in its metro for the World Cup. Then came the crush of memesChandelier and lamps reminiscent of “Harry Potter” or “Titanic” have been installed in Mexico City's busy Hidalgo metro station.
Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands
Read full article: Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary IslandsPope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate.
Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan
Read full article: Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in MilanForeign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan say they were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages.
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war
Read full article: Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the warU.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.
Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villages
Read full article: Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villagesThe mayor of a quake-hit southern Philippine town is pleading for air force helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in places isolated by landslides.
Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
Read full article: Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plansA reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan has resumed operations.
Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon ties
Read full article: Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon tiesSaudi Arabia has ended its five-year ban on Lebanese imports, a significant move to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries.
FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
Read full article: FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workersThe FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information.
Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir because of technical fault, killing all on board
Read full article: Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir because of technical fault, killing all on boardPakistan's military says an army MI-17 helicopter has crashed because of a technical fault in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
A Thai woman is in custody after an American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar
Read full article: A Thai woman is in custody after an American diplomat was found dead in MyanmarThe U.S. State Department says an American diplomat assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, the biggest city in Myanmar, has been found dead.
Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians from the West Bank
Read full article: Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians from the West BankAmnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from a US-supplied mobile launching system in drill
Read full article: Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from a US-supplied mobile launching system in drillTaiwan's military has sent rockets in China's direction from “shoot and scoot” launchers in a demonstration of how it might defend itself against an attack.
Pope honors Barcelona's Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenary
Read full article: Pope honors Barcelona's Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenaryPope Leo XIV has celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of “stones, colors and light.”.
Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing
Read full article: Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbingPolice have used water cannons on protesters in Northern Ireland after violence erupted a second night over a stabbing in Belfast.
Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero
Read full article: Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a heroOmar Artan, the soccer referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup tournament, has returned home to a hero's welcome by supporters and officials.
Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168
Read full article: Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168Hong Kong authorities have charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Celebrations clash with social tensions in Mexico on the eve of the World Cup
Read full article: Celebrations clash with social tensions in Mexico on the eve of the World CupMexico City welcomes the world with the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup on Thursday, but social tensions are rising.
Aftershocks complicate Philippine recovery from quake that killed 45 and displaced thousands
Read full article: Aftershocks complicate Philippine recovery from quake that killed 45 and displaced thousandsAftershocks are rocking the southern Philippines days after a powerful earthquake that left at least 45 people dead and 17 others missing.
Mass shooting leaves 12 dead and at least 9 hurt in an impoverished South Africa community
Read full article: Mass shooting leaves 12 dead and at least 9 hurt in an impoverished South Africa communityAt least 12 people are dead and nine more were injured in a mass shooting in a Johannesburg suburb.
Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures
Read full article: Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasuresThe unique grandeur of the Sagrada Familia means that even those who work and worship at Barcelona’s world famous basilica every day can still be surprised with some fresh wonder.
US launches new strikes on Iran, which fires back at Gulf states and Jordan
Read full article: US launches new strikes on Iran, which fires back at Gulf states and JordanThe United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran and Iran has fired back at Gulf States after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.
Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm
Read full article: Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calmPakistan has launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, ending a month of calm and escalating what Islamabad previously called “open war” between the neighbors.
Cuba's top envoy to US calls Trump's sanctions on Cuban leaders a 'pretext' for military action
Read full article: Cuba's top envoy to US calls Trump's sanctions on Cuban leaders a 'pretext' for military actionCuba’s top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.
AP Interview: Albania's leader defends Kushner-linked luxury development
Read full article: AP Interview: Albania's leader defends Kushner-linked luxury developmentAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says a controversial luxury resort development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will move forward despite growing protests.
Carney says the new Canadian-built bridge across Detroit River that Trump threatened will open
Read full article: Carney says the new Canadian-built bridge across Detroit River that Trump threatened will openCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block will open soon.
Christian leaders in Lebanese city of Tyre call for quick international action after Israeli warning
Read full article: Christian leaders in Lebanese city of Tyre call for quick international action after Israeli warningChristian religious leaders in the Lebanese city of Tyre have urged swift international and local action to prevent Israeli attacks on the Christian district.
UK leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing
Read full article: UK leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbingU.K. leaders have called for calm after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of a stabbing in Belfast sparked anti-immigration protests.
Ukraine is ready to share drone technology with Nordic and Baltic countries, Zelenskyy says
Read full article: Ukraine is ready to share drone technology with Nordic and Baltic countries, Zelenskyy saysUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region.
Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response
Read full article: Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows responseAt least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.
Italian commuters find a moment of peace on a cable-guided ferry sketched by Leonardo da Vinci
Read full article: Italian commuters find a moment of peace on a cable-guided ferry sketched by Leonardo da VinciDubbed "Leonardo's Ferry," a cable-guided vessel offers commuters a peaceful five-minute ride across northern Italy's Adda River.
Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia's allure while honoring Catalonia's holy mountain
Read full article: Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia's allure while honoring Catalonia's holy mountainPope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica.
US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter
Read full article: US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopterThe U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.
32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
Read full article: 32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37Rescuers are searching ruined buildings in the southern Philippines to ensure no one was still trapped a day after the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 32,000.
ICC chief prosecutor suspended pending decision by oversight body on sexual misconduct allegations
Read full article: ICC chief prosecutor suspended pending decision by oversight body on sexual misconduct allegationsThe embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has been suspended from his duties after the court’s oversight body referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings.