Nationals

A year has passed since President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his private home where an elite security team was supposed to protect him. Not only have authorities failed to identify and arrest all those who masterminded and financed the killing, but Haiti has gone into a freefall as violence soars and the economy tumbles. … [Read more...] about Haiti's struggle worsened in year since slaying of president

As a cleanup expected to last months grinds on, climate experts and meteorologists say the gap between the destruction and what was forecast underscores a troublesome aspect of climate change: Models used to predict storm impacts do not always keep up with increasingly devastating rainstorms, hurricanes, heat waves and other events. … [Read more...] about Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

A South Korea activist said Thursday he launched more huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items toward North Korea, days after the North vowed to sternly deal with such activities and made a highly questionable claim they were a source of the virus. … [Read more...] about South Korean group floats balloons toward North amid animosities

As the war grinds into its fifth month along deadly fault lines in Ukraine's east and south, Lazar and his few neighbors in Kharkiv's vast and shattered neighborhood of Saltivka represent a life without resolution in which many are trapped. New communities are being told to flee. Not all do. … [Read more...] about Ukrainians cling to life at front line: 'We are patriots'

It is a scene that stirs hope - and relief - for Muslims around the world. … [Read more...] about A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage