US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
A new U.S.-backed proposal to build a network of overland energy pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is gaining attention...
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Cruise ship outbreak leaves 3 dead as officials delay medical evacuations and probe hantavirus threat
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has left three people dead and several others...
Iran’s killer drones increase slaughter in Sudan amid world’s forgotten war
Iran is once again being accused of playing a deadly role in yet another conflict, this time by supplying attack...
Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally”
President Donald Trump has imperiled civilians across the globe in an unprecedented fashion, outpacing his record of civilian harm during...
Russia built global recruitment pipeline targeting vulnerable migrants for Ukraine war: report
Russia has built what human rights investigators describe as a global pipeline recruiting vulnerable foreign nationals into its war against...
Who Decided to Indict Kilmar Abrego Garcia Over a Years-Old Traffic Stop?
More than a year after Kilmar Abrego Garcia won at the U.S. Supreme Court — forcing the Trump administration to...
Major blow to Putin in Africa as Russian forces driven from Mali stronghold by separatists, jihadists
JOHANNESBURG: A major defeat for Russia’s mercenary Africa Corps, in a battle with jihadist and tribal militia, is being reported...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
Pope Leo says remarks about world being ‘ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ were not aimed at Trump: report
Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that remarks he made this week in which he said the "world is being ravaged...
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. The resolutions...
Report details rising pressure on underground Catholics as China denies crackdown
The Chinese government is increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled church while tightening surveillance and restrictions...
South African ex-police chief gets tissue stuck on forehead while sweating during corruption inquiry
Testimony at a major South African corruption inquiry was briefly overshadowed Tuesday by an unscripted moment — a suspended police...
President Trump’s negotiating team praised by nuclear experts for walking away from Pakistan talks
With a second round of talks likely to take place between the U.S. and Iran’s regime this week over its...
Pope Leo XIV to visit fastest-growing Catholic continent during 4-nation Africa trip
Pope Leo XIV starts a four-nation visit to Africa Monday, visiting the fastest-growing continent for the Catholic Church as he embarks on his...
GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis
As the deadly federal immigration crackdown fueled by a racist obsession with Somali people kicked into high gear in Minnesota,...
