Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. Steeped in...
UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting late Friday requested by Guyana after...
Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal city of Ensenada, after they...
Scottish court upholds UK decision to block Scotland’s landmark gender-recognition bill
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s highest civil court on Friday upheld the British government’s move to block a landmark gender-recognition law passed by the Scottish...
South Korea’s defense chief vows retaliatory strikes on ‘heart and head’ of North Korea...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s defense minister on Friday vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea...
Six Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military’s latest West Bank raid, health officials...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces stormed into a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Friday to arrest suspected Palestinian militants, unleashing fighting...
Live updates | UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza fails
The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.Friday's vote came after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the first...
Palestinians crowd into ever-shrinking areas in Gaza as Israel’s war against Hamas enters 3rd...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel's expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas...
A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no...
BAGHDAD (AP) — A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi...
What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?
Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi Day.Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening — or enlightenment — some...
