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'Midnight hour of need': St. Vincent pleads for global help
The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines made a heartfelt plea Monday to the international community to help his country recover from a volcanic eruption that has displaced 20,000 people, saying the island nation is "in its midnight hour of need."
Rwanda report blames France for 'enabling' the 1994 genocide
The French government bears "significant" responsibility for "enabling a foreseeable genocide," a report commissioned by the Rwandan government concludes about France's role before and during the horror in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered in 1994.
EU warns "spark" could set off escalation at Ukraine borders
The European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take "a spark" to set off a confrontation.
Hungary's poor Roma children struggle with digital education
Mihaly Horvath, a 12-year-old in a village in northeastern Hungary, can't wait for his school to reopen.
Queen enters 'twilight' of reign after farewell to Philip
Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday on Wednesday and, in coming months, the celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne.
Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers
Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea.
Byron Bay locals protest planned Netflix reality series
Angry Byron Bay locals are protesting the filming of a reality television series that some fear will damage the reputation of their trendy Australian tourist town.
Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St decline
Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street was pulled lower by tech stock declines.
Pakistan Parliament to consider French envoy's expulsion
Pakistan's Parliament is expected to consider a resolution on Tuesday about whether the French envoy should be expelled over the publication of controversial cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet, testing whether the government gives in to threats from radical Islamists.
Amid US strains, China's Xi warns against 'unilateralism'
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U.S. dominance, said governments shouldn't impose rules on others.
Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St decline
Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street was pulled lower by tech stock declines.
Watchdog: Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic
There's been a "dramatic deterioration" of press freedom since the pandemic tore across the world, Reporters Without Borders said in its annual report published Tuesday.
Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup and hair salon for men in Tokyo, has seen his customer base expand.
First schools reopen in Mexico in southern state of Campeche
For the first time in a year, Mexican school children returned to classrooms Monday — at least in the southern state of Campeche.
Mexican president wants work visas, citizenship for farmers
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to give work visas to Mexican farmers who participate in a government tree-planting program.
Colombia peace court alarmed over killings of former rebels
Colombia's postwar reconciliation tribunal said Monday that violence against former guerrilla fighters and community leaders is increasing in rural areas and jeopardizing its attempts to investigate crimes that took place during six decades of conflict that killed an estimated 260,000 people and forced millions to flee their homes.
UN agency to provide food assistance for Venezuelan children
The food assistance agency of the United Nations announced Monday that it will begin operations in Venezuela after reaching an agreement with the South American nation's government.
Greens bid for German chancellery as Merkel's bloc squabbles
Germany's environmentalist Greens announced Monday that co-leader Annalena Baerbock will make the party's first bid for the chancellery in the September national election, while Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc was mired in a power struggle.
India's capital to lock down amid explosive virus surge
New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital's health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases.
Chad president wins 6th term as rebels acknowledge retreat
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno easily won a sixth term in office, election officials announced late Monday not long after the leader of an advancing rebel group threatening his rule announced making a "strategic withdrawal."