Vice President Kamala Harris is sitting down with CNN this week for her first interview since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The Democratic presidential nominee will be joined by her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in an interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash in Savannah, Georgia. The interview will air Friday at
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday where he discussed recent Ukrainian military actions and his potential plans for the war going forward. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday where he discussed recent Ukrainian military actions and his potential plans for the war going forward. Published
Authorities in Brazil are putting down illegally constructed residential buildings in one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, after police investigations showed drug trafficking group responsible for the constructions. Since 2021, Rio de Janeiro City Hall has demolished more than 4,000 such buildings, most in areas under the thumb of local gangs, inflicting losses of more
Born into the devastating Israel-Hamas war, 10-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abuel-Jedian started crawling early. Then one day, he froze — his left leg appeared to be paralyzed. The baby boy is the first confirmed case of polio inside Gaza in 25 years, according to the World Health Organization. Abdel-Rahman was an energetic baby, said the child’s mother
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hardline loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of an ongoing crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups. Maduro named Diosdado Cabello Interior Minister as part of a
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt recovered three ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands, where two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop, Egyptian officials said Tuesday. The items retrieved include a mummified head from the Hellenistic period, a ceramic funerary figurine dating to Egypt’s New
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military has rescued its eight hostage from Gaza since the 10-month-old war began. While the rescue Tuesday set off celebrations, it also renewed calls from the families of hostages who are still being held in Gaza for a deal that would bring home their loved ones before it’s too late. They
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas as well as Qatar’s prime minister meeting this week with Iran’s president, according to a U.S. official. White House senior adviser
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say. All eight migrants were rescued in both cases, which occurred over the
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador didn’t elaborate on what a pause would mean. It’s not a term used in formal diplomatic
