Afghanistan: Baby lost in chaos of airlift is found and returned to family
The baby, Sohail Ahmadi, was just two months old when he went missing on August 19 as thousands of people rushed to leave Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban.…
Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
A third organization — the five-year-old Citizen News — announced last week that it would shut down, too. But unlike Apple Daily and Stand News, Citizen News didn’t wait for…
Kazakhstan detains former head of national security as Putin and Kazakh president discuss restoring ‘order’
Tokayev told Putin the situation in his country was “progressing on the way to stabilization” and expressed his “appreciation” for the deployment of a Russia-led military bloc to Kazakhstan to…
Ethiopia air strike in northwest Tigray killed 56 people, aid workers say
Military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesman Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government has previously denied targeting civilians in the 14-month conflict with…
Kazakhstan leader gives ‘kill without warning’ order, as bodies lie in the streets
In a defiant public address Friday, Tokayev claimed the unrest, which began earlier this week as protests against rising fuel prices, had been masterminded by well-trained “terrorist bandits” from both…
US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast
The Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center, based in the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco, received reports of the two migrant rafts and notified Navy ships nearby. Three US…
Haiti: Two journalists burned alive by gang
The source said the Ti Makak gang carried out the killings in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. The motive and details of the attack remain unclear, the source said. A…
Scientists hope to solve mystery of Italy’s child mummies
(CNN) — A team of scientists is trying to find out why dozens of children were mummified and buried in catacombs at a convent on the Italian island of Sicily.…
Pets’ welfare will be considered in divorce battles in Spain
The decision follows similar moves in France and Portugal and obliges judges to consider pets as sentient beings rather than objects owned by one or the other partner, a trend…
Norwegian Cruise Line cancels voyages on 8 ships
(CNN) — Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the cancellation of voyages on eight ships, citing “ongoing travel restrictions.” A Norwegian Getaway cruise set to embark on a nine-day Caribbean itinerary…