US issues new North Korea-related sanctions
(Reuters) -The United States Department of the Treasury on Thursday issued sanctions against three individuals and a company based in North Korea and China, the departm...
Brazil’s Supreme Court declines to arrest Bolsonaro over social media ban
The Brazilian Supreme Court has confirmed it has no plans to take former President Jair Bolsonaro into custody for now, after it warned earlier this week he could be ar...
Battle over the Black Sea: Russia, Ukraine strike top resort cities
Russia and Ukraine took aim at corresponding Black Sea resort cities early Thursday morning, just hours after ceasefire talks in Turkey once again failed to deliver res...
ICC convicts Central African Republic rebels over war crimes
The International Criminal Court has convicted two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic for multiple war crimes committed ag...
Why are Gazans not getting sorely needed aid?
Gazans are in desperate need of essentials after more than 21 months of war, but efforts to get aid into the Palestinian territory -- and to its hungry residents -- fac...
Judge weighing disciplinary referral for DOJ lawyers in Venezuela deportations case
By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said on Thursday he may initiate disciplinary proceedings against Justice Department lawyers for th...
Major economies welcome 'milestone' ICJ climate ruling
Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for climate reparations, with Germany hailing the m...
US cuts short its Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking 'good faith'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar for consultations after the latest response...
Peru seizes 4 tons of black market mercury bound for illegal gold mines
By Marco AquinoLIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian authorities have halted a shipment of about four metric tons of mercury headed to Bolivia for presumed use in illegal gold minin...
Paramilitary group kills 32 in a rampage in southern Sudan, activist group says
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group rampaged through a village in the southern Kordofan region, which has become a key frontline in the country’s civil wa...