Cubans honor centenary of icon Celia Cruz/in /by
Born in Havana on Oct. 21, 1925, Celia Cruz, nicknamed the “Guarachera of Cuba” and the “Queen of Salsa,” built a solid career as a vocalist on the island before going into exile in 1960 and settling in the United States
Probe into alleged NATO defence contract irregularities/in /by
Confidential information may have been passed on to firms seeking to secure lucrative defence contracts.
At least 46 dead after two buses collide on Uganda highway/in /by
Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said.
Russian strikes kill six in massive overnight attack on Ukraine/in /by
Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile assault across Ukraine early Wednesday, killing at least six people and causing widespread damage to residential areas and energy infrastructure.
Interpol and Afripol crack down on terror financing across Africa /in /by
It’s the first coordinated effort on the continent aimed at disrupting the money networks that fund terrorist activities.
Baby snow leopard sees a pumpkin for the first time/in /by
A three-month-old snow leopard cub at Michigan’s John Ball Zoo has been delighting staff and visitors alike after playing with her first pumpkin as part of seasonal enrichment activities.
Gaza: Cash crisis persists despite bank reopening/in /by
Today, most Palestinians in Gaza either have worn-out bank notes that merchants refuse, or go to the commission traders who have charged up to 50% since the war
UCL: PSG crash Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 to go on top of the table/in /by
Reaction by Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique after the French Club beat Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took French crown jewels in a heist/in /by
The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning to crowds under its glass pyramid — even as France reeled from one of the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory just days earlier at the famed museum.
‘Wasted meeting’: Hungary summit between Trump and Putin canceled/in /by
The decision to hold off on the meeting which Trump had announced last week, was made following a call Monday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov