Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women’s Day
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cities across Latin America were cloaked in purple Friday as hundreds of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Women’s...
They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces swept through large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region on Friday in search of nearly 300 children abducted from...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Turkey, where Erdogan is expected to press for negotiations to end...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has...
UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the...
The Latest | Efforts ramp up to deliver aid to Gaza as US and...
Efforts ramped up on Friday to deliver more desperately needed aid to war-ravaged Gaza, with the United States and Europe focused on opening a...
China trumpets rising car exports to Russia as its envoy holds talks in Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) — In Beijing and Kyiv, the divide between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine was on display this week.As a...
UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016
CAIRO (AP) — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report...
Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022...
A top EU official says a ship is leaving for Gaza as test of...
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A ship will head to Gaza on Friday carrying humanitarian aid, the European Commission president said, as international donors launch...
What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?
CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the...