These are the key events on day 1,146 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Monday, April 14 : Fighting Ukraine’s Air Force said that Russian missiles and guided bombs have once more struck the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine. Local officials said the attack struck the city’s outskirts and … Read more
President Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office on April 14, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Monday that he was not inclined to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran … Read more
Right-wing incumbent has four-year term to implement promises to clamp down on crime and improve economy. Ecuador’s right-wing President Daniel Noboa has been re-elected in a second-round election run-off. The National Electoral Council declared late on Sunday that the incumbent, who has promised to boost the flagging economy and continue a crackdown on cartel violence, … Read more
Displaced Palestinians flee from east to west of Gaza City after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders in the area, Friday April 11, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike … Read more
Defiance, resistance and remembrance in Gaza – why Palestinians are recording the assault they are under. The renewal of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has unleashed yet more death, destruction and displacement, but Palestinians remain determined to make the world witness their plight. Contributors:Shahd Abusalama – Palestinian scholar and artistOmer Bartov – Professor of Holocaust … Read more
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Getty Images During his second Presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to carry out the largest deportation program the U.S. has ever seen. And true to his word – Trump’s administration is arresting, detaining and deporting immigrants without legal status. But as part of the crackdown on illegal immigration, legal immigrants are … Read more
Two countries hold talks in bid to avoid confrontation in Syria. Israel and Turkiye have been holding closed-door meetings in Azerbaijan to work out ways to avoid direct conflict in Syria. Both have a military presence there, and both accuse the other of threatening regional security. Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on … Read more
Shrimp caught off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, lay in a basket waiting to be weighed. Gerald Weaver/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gerald Weaver/Bloomberg via Getty Images Shrimp caught off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, lay in a basket waiting to be weighed. Gerald Weaver/Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s pretty rare for … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand – Aung, a high school English teacher, figured it was high time to leave Myanmar the day the military generals who took over the country stepped up enforcement of a long-dormant conscription law they had dredged up. That was at the end of January, a little more than 11 months after the generals … Read more
A person walks past an electronic stock board at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, April 10, 2025. 栗原一至/AP/Kyodo News hide caption toggle caption 栗原一至/AP/Kyodo News HONG KONG – Asian markets soared on Thursday in line with Wall Street’s gains the day before, following President Trump’s announcement of a pause on his higher global tariffs. … Read more