Sri Lanka seeks to pause loan payments until 2028 as debt-ridden country grapples with bankruptcy
Sri Lanka's president said Wednesday that he is seeking a loan repayment moratorium until 2028 as the debt-ridden country tries...
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Cambodia rejects allegations of international law violation in family relocations near Angkor Wat temple
Cambodia is rejecting allegations it violated international law by evicting people living around its famous Angkor Wat temple complex, saying...
Haiti orders nightly curfew after armed gangs jailbreak thousands of ‘violent inmates’
Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti's streets after an explosion of violence...
Iran violently clamps down on Christians amid reports of torture, fines and floggings
Iran claims to allow the country’s Christian minority to practice its faith in peace. The reality for many Iranian Christians,...
UN expert on freedom of expression urges end to Julian Assange’s prosecution over press freedom concerns
A United Nations expert on freedom of expression called on the U.S. government to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder...
Meloni’s shift from anti-globalist to pro-Europe, Biden buddy infuriates base: ‘Will not vote for her anymore’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with President Biden this week, calling for an end to illegal immigrants amid criticism...
US forces carry out more strikes against anti-ship cruise missiles, drone in Red Sea
U.S. forces carried out more strikes against anti-ship cruise missiles and a drone in the Red Sea Thursday evening, Central...
IDF says troops fired ‘warning shots’ as mob rushed aid convoy, leading to more than 100 killed
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says it fired "warning shots" at a mob of Palestinians who rushed a humanitarian aid...
Moldova breakaway region appeals to Russia for protection as domestic tensions flare
Officials in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the pro-Western...
The Wemby Era, a Women’s Hoops Revolution, Taylor Swift Vs. the Beatles, and Maye Vs. Daniels With Chuck Klosterman
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Bill Simmons is joined by Chuck Klosterman to discuss Victor Wembanyama speculations, women’s college basketball,...
Concerns of media censorship mount as Hong Kong moves to enact new national security law
As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that...
Biden says Israel ready for Ramadan cease-fire, Hamas noncommittal
President Biden said Israel has agreed to a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan,...
Germany moves forward with plan to enable use of underground carbon storage technology
Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgment that...
Houthis nearly strike oil tanker in Gulf of Aden; US, coalition forces take out more one-way attack drones
U.S. Central Command said Sunday that Houthis launched an anti-ballistic missile toward a tanker ship that carries oil and chemicals...
Putin’s ‘greatest hits’: Russian dissidents continue disappearing in pattern of bizarre deaths
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opponents continue to disappear in a pattern of strange and sudden deaths, and his greatest domestic...
