Category: 4. World

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump spoke of building a legacy as a “peacemaker.”

His administration would measure “success not only by the battles we…

A generational prohibition on tobacco went into effect in the Maldives on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry said.

Maldives is now the only country in the world with such a ban.

The measure will apply to anyone born after January…

NEW DELHI (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least nine people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday.

The incident occurred at the Swamy…

The border region of South Karelia in Finland is losing €1 million a day due to the absence of Russian tourists and workers, reports Bloomberg. Finland closed its border checkpoints in 2023 following the migrant situation at…

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly…

Ameen al-Zein, like many in Gaza, was overjoyed by the news of the ceasefire. It was a rare moment of relief after years of fear and loss. On Tuesday night he gave an interview to a local NGO urging people to return to their homes in northern…