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...
US will not attend Israel two-state conference at UN, State Dept says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not attend an upcoming conference on an Israel two-state solution, State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told r...
Hulk Hogan, who helped turn pro wrestling into billion-dollar spectacle, dies at 71
By Rocky Swift(Reuters) -Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and loudly supported Donald Trump fo...
Explosion in Yemen's al-Anad military base was munitions detonation, spokesman says
(Reuters) -An explosion heard at al-Anad military base in southwest Yemen was due to the detonation of munitions at a weapons depot, the Yemeni southern forces spokespe...
More Than 100 Dead From Hunger in Gaza, Including Dozens of Children
Palestinians wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by the charity organization in Gaza City, Gaza on July 16, 2025. Credit - Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini Anadolu—Gett...
US Justice Department official meets with Epstein associate Maxwell, ABC says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche met with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell at the U.S. Attor...
Israel and US pull back teams from Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas response
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was still seeking a Gaza ceasefire despite recalling its negotiators and the US withdrawing, accusing Hamas...
Prosecution did not prove case in Canada hockey sex assault trial: judge
Prosecutors did not prove that five Canadian professional hockey players committed sexual assault, a judge found Thursday, ruling that the female complainant's evidence...
UK and India sign free trade agreement during Modi visit
The United Kingdom and India have signed a trade agreement that will reduce tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky, cars and spices and allow more market access for b...