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ROME, April 24 (Reuters) – Conflict, drought and shrinking aid will keep global hunger at critical levels in 2026, with food insecurity expected to worsen in some of the world’s most fragile countries, according to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises. The 10th edition of the hunger monitor, published by a coalition of development …
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Cheers broke out in Indonesia’s capital on Friday as residents, city workers and environmental volunteers hauled bulging nets of invasive fish to the surface of a reservoir in an operation to crack down on “janitor fish.” Authorities are seeking to remove at least 10 tons (9 metric tons) of the fish …
April 24 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children’s health and safety. Below is a summary of what countries and …
ISLAMABAD, April 24 (Reuters) – For nearly a week, Pakistan’s capital has been waiting for peace talks between the U.S. and Iran to take place there, and although there is no sign the two sides will meet, large parts of the city remain sealed off by authorities. Key roads leading into Islamabad are shut down …
KATHMANDU, April 24 (Reuters) – Hundreds of mountaineers are stranded at the Himalayan base camp for Mount Everest as a crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, one towering block among them, delays the opening of the route to the world’s tallest peak, officials and climbers said on Friday. The annual climbing season for the 8,849‑m …
FRANKFURT, April 24 (Reuters) – Container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said on Friday that one of its ships has crossed the Strait of Hormuz but did not have any information on the circumstances or timing. Four out of initially six ships remain in the Gulf, after one ship’s charter agreement expired, meaning it no longer belongs …
April 23 (Reuters) – Firefighters have brought under control a blaze that broke out at Russia’s Black Sea Tuapse oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack, local officials said on Thursday. Two industry sources earlier this week said the Tuapse oil refinery, which sells most of its products for export, had halted operations following the …
ATLANTA (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican accused of running a $156 million Ponzi scheme has been charged by federal prosecutors with wire fraud, pleading not guilty on Thursday. The single count of wire fraud against Edwin Brant Frost IV is the first criminal charge to result from an investigation that began after First Liberty …
TOKYO (AP) — A new book by Haruki Murakami will mark the first time a full-length novel by the Japanese author features a female main character and her pursuit of finding a way out of a bizarre world. “The Tale of KAHO,” which is scheduled to be released July 3 in print and digital formats, …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro …