Women blast through gender barriers in Colombia’s emerald mines
COSCUEZ, Colombia (AP) — Deep inside mountain tunnels where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at […]
Category: World
Elections: AI supercharges disinformation threat in a big year
LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination […]
The drama in Russia’s election is all about what Putin will do with another 6 years in power
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — As Vladimir Putin heads for another six-year term as Russia’s president, there’s little electoral drama in the race. What he does […]
Despair deepens for families of hostages in Gaza as Ramadan cease-fire deadline passes
JERUSALEM (AP) — A brother contemplated suicide. A sister stopped going to school. A father barely speaks. With each passing day, the relatives of hostages […]
How Chinese is TikTok? US lawmakers see it as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) — If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might not […]
Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in […]
Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to […]
Ukrainian ministers ‘optimistic’ about securing U.S. aid, call for repossession of Russian assets
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of Ukrainian justice ministers in Washington this week urged U.S. lawmakers to put aside domestic political disputes and find a […]
South Africa’s foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s foreign minister says her country’s citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in […]
Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
EL COBRE, Cuba (AP) — Ramon Nieblas fixed his tearful eyes on the small golden statue, a beloved icon of Cuba’s patron saint. Whispering, he […]
