Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur donations on...
Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet another ceasefire violation ahead of potential...
Middle East Latest: Israeli minister warns of wider strikes on Lebanon if ceasefire collapses
Israel’s defense minister warned that if the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, Israel will widen its strikes and target the Lebanese state itself. He spoke the...
UK’s Starmer welcomes Greek leader for talks but says Parthenon Marbles are not on the agenda
LONDON (AP) — Greece’s prime minister is in London on Tuesday for his first top-level U.K. meeting since a spat last year over the contested Parthenon...
NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership of the military alliance, saying that the priority now must be...
Religious beliefs put two captains in spotlight during Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign
LONDON (AP) — The captains of two English Premier League teams are in the spotlight for their choices last weekend when the competition celebrated LGBTQ+ inclusion...
Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A law prohibiting abortion services for women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 is unconstitutional, Zimbabwe’s High...
Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents captured four new towns early Tuesday, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama, opposition activists said, while government forces...
Bangladesh court reschedules Hindu leader’s bail hearing as tensions with India spike
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday rescheduled by a month the bail hearing for a jailed prominent Hindu leader who in...
China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
BANGKOK (AP) — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military...