International

It's been nearly five years since Hassan heard from his family, and he is terrified that he will forget them.He has one photograph of his father and nothing but fading memories from his past. He tries his hardest to hold…

The quarter-mile-long container ship that's been blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been dislodged, clearing the way for hundreds of waiting vessels to begin transiting the vital trade artery.But that doesn't mean the crisis is over for…

The paralyzing effect of the stricken Ever Given container ship on global traffic became clear on Sunday as nearby Syria, already scarred by years of war, imposed fuel rationing to safeguard dwindling oil supplies.Suez Canal officials hoped that high tide…

The US Navy in the Middle East plans to send an assessment team of dredging experts to the Suez Canal as soon as Saturday to advise local authorities attempting to free the gigantic container ship which has been stuck there…

At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements.Seventy-two ambulances were sent to the scene and reinforcement medical teams were sent to the incident in the Tahta…

China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says "maliciously spread lies and disinformation" regarding Beijing's treatment of Uyghur Muslims.In a statement Friday, China's foreign ministry said the UK had "imposed…

With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform whitish gray.Moments later it begins to change color -- a mesmerizing shift…

The United States and its allies are stepping up pressure on China in a unified show of force against Beijing's alleged repression of Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority, in the country's western region of Xinjiang.The US State Department estimates…

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday -- the second such launch in less than a week.South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that two short-range missiles had been fired from the Hamju area of South Hamgyong…

A mask may have been covering his face, but Benjamin Netanyahu's pleasure was undeniable as Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz complimented the Israeli Prime Minister's handling of the pandemic and world-leading coronavirus vaccination campaign at an event in Jerusalem earlier this…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued in the early hours of Saturday.The move has sent shockwaves through a country that has been reeling from high-profile…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued in the early hours of Saturday.The move has sent shockwaves through a country that has been reeling from high-profile…

Prince Harry has revealed how the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, affected him in a new book to support grieving children and young people who have lost loved ones in the pandemic.To mark the UK's day of…

Hamdayet, Sudan -- More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, where an armed conflict has been raging for months.Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according…

US and Chinese officials meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, ended talks Friday that national security adviser Jake Sullivan described as "tough and direct" and Secretary of State Antony Blinken said made the Chinese "defensive.""We certainly know and knew going in that…

When Beatriz Jimenez closes her eyes, she sees her daughter and two young grandchildren and they are alive.Jimenez's family left the small seaside town of Cabarién, on Cuba's north coast, on March 4, aboard a packed smuggler's boat.The boat had…