SEATTLE, Wash. – In a dramatic and highly unusual turn of events, FIFA, football's global governing body, has suspended the one-match red card ban for United States striker Folarin Balogun, making him eligible to play…
HAGÅTÑA, Guam – The United States Pacific territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are bracing for a direct and potentially catastrophic hit as Super Typhoon Bavi, a formidable Category 5 storm, bears down…
Berlin, Germany – The Alternative for Germany (AfD), once largely dismissed as a protest party, has significantly escalated its ambition to govern, leveraging a surge in public support and recent electoral successes to…
Wildfires continue to rip through vast swathes of Southern Europe, transforming ancient forests and vital agricultural lands into scorched earth across Portugal, Greece, Spain, and France. The recurrent and increasingly…
Ankara, Turkey – In the critical days leading up to a high-stakes NATO summit set to convene in the Turkish capital, authorities have dramatically escalated arrests, detaining hundreds across the country under broad…
GAZA STRIP — As the educational infrastructure in the Gaza Strip lies in ruins, thousands of Palestinian students face a stark choice: abandon their academic dreams or embark on a perilous journey to continue their…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has expressed profound condemnation and grave concern following the deaths of two of its nationals in South Africa, incidents occurring amidst a fresh wave of intense…
A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, marking a concerning escalation in maritime hostilities in a vital global shipping lane. The incident, reported by the British military,…
Nigel Farage, the prominent leader of the Reform UK party, finds himself under intense scrutiny as a series of fresh misconduct allegations surface, raising questions about his financial transparency, election…
SEOUL, South Korea – Leveraging an unprecedented windfall from its booming semiconductor industry, South Korea's Lee Jae Myung administration has unveiled ambitious plans to establish a "Future Response Fund," an…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's Baha'i community, the nation's largest non-Muslim religious minority, is currently enduring an escalating and systematic campaign of persecution, marked by a surge in arrests, violent home raids,…
TEHRAN – Millions of Iranians and scores of international dignitaries continued to gather in Tehran today for the second day of elaborate funeral ceremonies honoring the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who…
New data from prominent global passport indices reveals a mixed but generally challenging picture for Indian passport holders, who experienced a recent slip in international rankings. While one index points to a…
Beijing, China – In a significant diplomatic maneuver, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, a leading figure of China's unregistered Zion Church, has been released from detention and arrived in Los Angeles, less than two months…
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has ignited a fierce political debate, accusing ongoing mass protests against a controversial luxury resort project of being fueled by "anti-Trump hostility" and…
Karlsruhe, Germany – A protracted legal dispute over a significant Holocaust-era archive belonging to the Kusserow family, Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted by the Nazi regime, has been reignited in Germany. The nation's…
CARACAS, Venezuela – The devastating aftermath of twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on June 24, 2026, continues to unfold, with the official death toll nearing 3,000 and prospects of finding more survivors…