THE LATEST NEWS

2024 was the deadliest year for journalists in over three decades. Nearly 70% were killed by Israel, report says

Last year was the deadliest for journalists in more than three decades, with the majority killed in the Middle East, ...

Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say

The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel ...

Humpback whale swallows and spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around ...

Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says

Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, ...

Monkey blamed for nationwide blackout as Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to ...

Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant, radiation levels normal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian drone struck the destroyed nuclear power plant at Chernobyl near Ukraine’s border with ...

US Navy aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Suez Canal

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in ...

Pope Francis to be hospitalized for bronchitis treatment and checks, Vatican says

Pope Francis will go into the hospital in Rome for treatment for bronchitis and medical examinations, the Vatican said Friday, ...

Tariffs would be ‘catastrophic’ for sales of tequila and mezcal, industry group says

The U.S. spirits industry maintained its market share leadership over beer and wine for a third straight year in 2024, ...

How America’s chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration’s crosshairs

When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan ...