Sep 19 Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Continue reading
Sep 19 EU chief pledges billions in aid for Central European regions hit by massive flooding By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during massive flooding. Continue reading
Sep 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Hezbollah leader says pager attack crossed 'red line' By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The Pentagon held a news briefing on Thursday as the leader of Hezbollah said this week's deadly attack on the Lebanon-based militant group's communications devices was a “severe blow” that crossed a “red line.”… Continue reading
Sep 19 Hezbollah fires new barrage at Israel after electronic devices bombing By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Fears of a greater war rise after hundreds of electronic devices exploded in Lebanon, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 3,000… Continue reading
Sep 18 What role did a Hungarian firm play in the supply of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria? By Justin Spike, Associated Press In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria as part of an apparent Israeli operation against… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 7:37 Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding device attacks targeting Hezbollah By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi For the second time in as many days, there was an unprecedented attack on Hezbollah. Tuesday, pagers exploded. Wednesday, it was two-way radios. At least 20 more people died and hundreds injured on top of at least 12 killed and… Continue watching
Sep 18 Haiti forms provisional electoral council to prepare for its first elections since 2016 By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The electoral council, which represents groups including farmers, journalists, human rights activists and the Vodou community, is tasked with organizing the elections and helping create the legal framework to hold them. Continue reading
Sep 18 Blinken frustrated by pager attacks that threaten efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed frustration at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 18 Ancient baobab trees in Africa once supplemented local's income, now climate change and demand have them barely surviving By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The baobab tree is known as the "tree of life" and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty products. Continue reading
Sep 18 Escalating political tension sees protestors clash with counterprotesters at march for Bolivia's ex-President Morales By Paola Flores, Associated Press Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia's former socialist President Evo Morales were clashing with counterprotesters blocking their way, a stark sign of an escalating power struggle in the volatile Andean nation. Continue reading