A political reckoning in Sri Lanka as debt crisis grows

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Sherry Fonseka joined millions in 2019 in electing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a military strategist whose brutal campaign helped end Sri Lanka’s 30-year civil war...

Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to...

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Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its...

Biden issues first pardons of presidency

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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday wielded his clemency powers for the first time, announcing pardons for three people, including the first Black man...

World’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 119

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A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of...

Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy

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When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural values subordinating women’s roles in...

Report: Hunger kills hundreds of kids in Ethiopia’s Tigray

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At least 1,900 children under 5 have died from malnutrition in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in the past year, according to a study conducted...

Prince Harry says he is making sure the Queen is protected

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The Duke Of Sussex has revealed the Queen was "on great form" during their recent meeting - as he describes making sure she is...

I’m deeply concerned about developing countries, says World Bank’s president

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‘60% of low-income countries in debt crisis, situation will worsen’Interest rate hike could increase inequality, central banks warned Ahead of this year’s Spring Meetings of...

Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war

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 During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an instrumental role in defeating insurgents...

Saudi Arabia pushed Yemen’s president to step down

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Saudi Arabia pushed Yemen’s president to step down earlier this month, and officials have confined him to his home and restricted his communications, the...