Moldovan police say criminals plotting to seize public buildings in election campaign
CHISINAU – A top police official said on Friday that criminal groups with Russian backing were intent on disrupting Moldova’s presidential election, including attempts to seize government buildings. Read More
Ex-presidential candidate Gonzalez says he will return to Venezuela to take office in January
MADRID – Venezuelan former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Friday that he intended to travel back to his country on Jan. 10 to take office as “elected president”. Read…
Inside Macron’s pitch meeting with Wall Street as budget woes mount
NEW YORK/PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has given top U.S. financiers a candid assessment of his country’s financial woes, flagging the potential for looming tax increases, sources said this…
River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought
MANAUS, Brazil – The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport…
Left-wing lawmakers file no-confidence motion against French PM Barnier
PARIS – France’s New Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing lawmakers, filed a no-confidence motion on Friday against Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, but it will only advance in the…
One year of war in Gaza: Mental scars that will last a lifetime
They remember children screaming and bombs falling, and they feel unmoored from life itself. Read More
Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth
BOGOTA/MONTEVIDEO/RIO DE JANEIRO, – Latin America’s wealth of hydroelectricity and other renewable energy resources could make the region a major producer of clean hydrogen as the world seeks alternatives to…
IMF and Ghana reach staff-level deal on $3 billion loan programme review
The International Monetary Fund and Ghanaian authorities have reached an agreement on a third review of the West African country’s $3 billion loan programme, the IMF said in a statement…
Spain’s first transgender soccer team makes debut in regional men’s league
SANT FELIU DE LLOBREGAT, Spain – A soccer team consisting entirely of transgender men has made its debut in a regional league in Spain, overcoming administrative challenges and prejudice to…
Russia knocked out most infrastructure in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk, local official says
KYIV – Russia knocked out around 80% of critical infrastructure in the town of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in Ukraine’s east, as Moscow’s troops inched forward, a local official…