Apr 29 As U.S. foreign aid drops, United Nations agencies that provide aid worldwide slash jobs or cut costs By Samy Magdy, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Officials are pointing to funding reductions mainly from the United States and warning that vital relief programs will be severely affected as a result. Continue reading
Apr 29 Hegseth boasted about ending a ‘woke’ program on women and security. Trump signed it into law in 2017 By Tara Copp, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post on X called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense "a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.” It is… Continue reading
Apr 29 Dozens of tourist resorts in Indian-controlled Kashmir closed following deadly attack By Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have temporarily closed more than half of the resorts in the scenic Himalayan region following a deadly attack on tourists. Continue reading
Apr 29 Disgraced Cardinal Becciu will not participate in conclave to elect pope By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But in recent days he had asserted he had a right to enter the Sistine Chapel with other cardinals on May 7. Continue reading
Apr 29 Spain and Portugal work to determine cause of huge blackout as power is almost fully restored By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads. Continue reading
Apr 29 At least 10 killed in Syria after clashes sparked by audio clip of man criticizing Prophet Muhammad By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press Clashes in the southern suburb of Jaramana began after audio attributed to a Druze cleric, possibly wrongly, circulated on social media of a man criticizing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Continue reading
Apr 29 Canada’s Liberals celebrate a stunning win and as populist challenger Poilievre loses his seat By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The win by the Liberals the caps a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats and trade war. Continue reading
Apr 28 Mark Carney’s Liberals win Canadian election upended by Trump, Conservative challenger loses his seat By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Massive power outage disrupts daily life in Spain and Portugal In our news wrap Monday, a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal brought daily life for millions to a complete standstill, the Vatican announced the conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7, Houthi rebels say… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:26 Russia offers short-term ceasefire as Ukraine demands immediate, lasting peace By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev The Kremlin offered a short-term ceasefire in Ukraine to start next week. The U.S., Ukraine and European allies have all been pushing Moscow to accept an immediate month-long ceasefire. Meantime, Russian forces appear to be slowly gaining ground in areas… Continue watching