Romania’s pro-Western parties agree to form a majority government after political turmoil
Romania’s pro-European parties agreed Wednesday to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on ...
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, ...
Biden approves national security memo aimed at helping Trump on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia
President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum that is meant to serve as a roadmap for the incoming ...
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board ...
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law
South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law ...
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home
Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of ...
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 26, Palestinian medics say
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 26 people overnight and into Wednesday, including one that hit a home where ...
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread ...
Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion’s winning auction bid
A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing ...
Taiwan demands that China end its military activity in nearby waters
Taiwan demanded Wednesday that China end its ongoing military activity in nearby waters, which it said is unilaterally ...
An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister, officials say
A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister, Interior Ministry officials said. The explosion struck inside the ministry and killed ...
Increased Christianity in schools opens the door to Satanic Temple education programs
The in-school offerings are in addition to the After School Satan Clubs, which launched in 2020 and have risen in popularity among parents seeking alternatives to religious clubs.