Five people shot dead near Tel Aviv, the third attack in Israel in a week
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Five people were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman near Tel Aviv, Israeli police said, marking the third such attack in Israel within a week.…
Congo helicopter crash: 8 UN peacekeepers killed in crash amid rebel fighting
CNN — Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission…
Pope Francis meets with Canadian Indigenous leaders pushing for residential schools apology
At the Vatican, representatives for the Métis and Inuit, some of the largest Indigenous groups in Canada, urged Pope Francis to travel to their country to apologize for the Catholic…
Starbucks needs a better leadership plan than Howard Schultz
Now Johnson is leaving, and Schultz is back as interim CEO to run the company and help find a permanent replacement, which the company expects to do by the fall.…
Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam: Singapore court rejects Malaysian man’s final appeal against execution
The ruling ends all legal avenues to stop his execution and supporters say he could be hanged within days. The case has drawn international attention — including from the United…
Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduras’ Supreme Court approves extradition of former president to the US
The decision by the country’s highest court to reject Hernández’s appeal ratifies a March 16 decision by a Honduran judge to grant his extradition to the US. The Honduran Supreme…
Heineken and Carlsberg to leave Russia
Denmark’s Carlsberg, which has 8,400 employees in Russia, said it was seeking a “full disposal” of its business but would maintain operations at a reduced level “to sustain the livelihoods…
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vows to annihilate opposition forces
The military, known as the Tatmadaw, celebrated with a parade of troops and weapons in the capital, Naypyidaw, for the second year since overthrowing the elected government of Nobel laureate…
El Salvador proclaims state of emergency as homicides soar
Constitutional rights including freedom of association and the right to a state-sponsored defense in court will be suspended for 30 days to better target criminal groups, according to the decree.…
Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform
Musk’s tweet follows criticism of Twitter, where he claimed the platform doesn’t allow for free speech. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere…