Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica,” Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi announced on X. The folksy, former guerrilla is remembered…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, saying that his ministry will have a “primary focus” on the country’s economy after a whirlwind election catalyzed by tariffs and annexation threats from the United States. “Canadians elected this new government with a…
Israel has targeted Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday evening, according to a senior Israeli official and two sources familiar with the matter. He became the militant group’s de facto leader after the Israeli military killed his brother, Yahya Sinwar, last…
The most intense clashes for years rocked Tripoli for a second night and continued into Wednesday morning, witnesses in the Libyan capital said, after Monday’s killing of a major militia leader set off fighting between rival factions. The United Nations Libya mission UNSMIL said it was “deeply alarmed by the…
Mohammad Iqbal was working the nightshift at a power plant when he got a frantic call from his family saying artillery shells were exploding around their home. But dawn brought no relief from the shelling that would continue for four days as India and Pakistan fought their most intense conflict…
Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, which is expected to be held by June next year. The decision on Monday came hours after the country’s interim government headed by…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday instructing drug companies to reduce prices of prescription drugs or face consequences from the federal government. But the effort amounts to price control since it’s not limited to just government programs — and similar policy initiatives in other sectors have prompted shortages,…
The Trump administration sanctioned nearly two dozen firms operating in Iran’s illicit international oil trade, as President Donald Trump delivered remarks in the Middle East – tempting the Islamic Republic with a ‘much brighter future’ should it come to a nuclear agreement with the United States. The sanctions, announced by…
Saudi Arabia rolled out a mobile and operational McDonald’s truck for President Donald Trump’s first visit to the nation since his inauguration in January, Fox News Digital found. A White House official confirmed that a mobile McDonald’s food truck was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during Trump’s visit. Images and video…
The U.S. State Department has determined and certified Cuba as a ‘not fully cooperating country’ (NFCC) for not helping with counterterrorism efforts after the island nation failed to turn over at least 11 fugitives in 2024 to U.S. custody. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce made the announcement on Tuesday that…