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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is shown speaking during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, on April 22, 2024.

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Turkey halts all trade with Israel over military actions in Gaza

3:55am May 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

The government described the step as the "second phase" of measures against Israel, adding the steps would remain in force until Israel allows a "sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza."

The long road ahead for Ukraine after secured military assistance from the U.S.

6:27pm May 02, 2024

It's taken months of debate on the Hill, but Ukraine finally has the military assistance it's been seeking. After two years of fighting, military experts say the nation still faces a long road ahead.

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A man swims from a submerged church compound, after the River Tana broke its banks following heavy rains at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties, northeastern Kenya, April 28. Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to dozens of deaths and the displacement of tens of thousands of people, according to the United Nations.

As Kenya's flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts

6:17pm May 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.

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Examining the obstacles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange

7:15am May 02, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with strategic diplomacy expert Mickey Bergman about the different approaches Israel and Hamas take toward negotiating a hostage swap and cease-fire.

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In this image from a video, Solomon Islands Prime Minister-elect Jeremiah Manele speaks during a press conference in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Thursday.

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Newly elected prime minister in Solomon Islands is likely to keep close China ties

3:16am May 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a press conference flanked by Colombia's Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, left, and Colombia's Armed Forces Commander, Gen. Helder Giraldo, at the Narino Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, on Tuesday.

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Colombia's president says ammunition has gone missing from 2 army bases

1:46am May 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country.

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The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves

5:39pm May 01, 2024

by Emily Feng

The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.

Israeli settlers try to block aid to Gaza as Blinken touts progress on trip to Israel

5:26pm May 01, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Israeli settlers tried to block a new aid route into Gaza. The incident was a setback for Blinken, who was trying to highlight progress in getting Palestinians food and supplies to stave off famine.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro (center right) attends an International Workers' Day rally in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday.

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Colombia will break relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza, Petro says

5:05pm May 01, 2024

by Alex Leff

President Gustavo Petro announced his country will break diplomatic ties with Israel Thursday over its actions in Gaza. "If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die," he said.

An aerial view of Colombia's Regadera Reservoir in Usme, near Bogotá, April 16. Colombia's capital of Bogotá imposed water rations due to a severe drought aggravated by the El Niño.

El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America

5:00am May 01, 2024

by Manuel Rueda

A drought has upended life in several South American cities, leading to water rationing and power cuts as well as forest fires.

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