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Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices pushed higher Sunday after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy facilities if the Strait of Hormuz…
Alleged explosives find near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election

Alleged explosives find near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election

Hungary and Ukraine are again trading accusations after two backpacks containing explosives were allegedly found by a gas pipeline near…
As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans

As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans

Taipei, Taiwan —  In the face of growing Chinese military aggression, Taiwan has increased defense spending, extended mandatory conscription and revamped…
Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure

Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure

Havana —  Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island…
Fears of political interference at CNN grow as Trump threatens takeover

Fears of political interference at CNN grow as Trump threatens takeover

The CNN is at threat of a takeover by a company owned by the son of American businessman Larry Ellison,…
Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave

Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave

Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also…
Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different

Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different

This week, for the third time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed it fully occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region.…
Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass

Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass

Rome —  Pope Leo XIV focused on retaining hope amid the violence of war, climate change and other suffering, in his…
US consumers pay the price for Trump’s Hormuz strategy

US consumers pay the price for Trump’s Hormuz strategy

Despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that the Strait of Hormuz blockade does not affect the United States, a new report…
Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?

Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?

Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new…
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