Month: February 2021

One of the foreign policy goals of United States President Donald Trump’s administration has been to reform United Nations peacekeeping. The administration says that the U.N. peacekeeping missions should cut…

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election. David Matamoros, head of the election court, announced Sunday night that Hernandez had defeated candidate…

A government commission has voted to end the internet policy known as “net neutrality.” The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a government agency responsible for regulating the internet in the…

An increasing number of Venezuelans have moved out of the country recently. They are seeking to escape economic hardship and high crime rates in their homeland. Many of those Venezuelans…

Yixuan Hao is sitting in a classroom in the Burgundy area of France, with a glass of red wine in her hand. She examines the wine as she slowly moves…

A recent report ranks France the top country in the world in methods of food sustainability. The Food Sustainability Index rates countries on how they deal with food-related issues including…

Russia is pressuring India to support China’s plan to build trade and transport links across Asia and in other areas. On Monday, Russian officials suggested that India find a way…

More than 10,000 people filled a sports center in Hanoi last week to listen to American religious leader Franklin Graham. The clergyman told the crowd he wants Vietnam’s communist government…

A rare painting will be sold to raise money for kidney patients in rural parts of Central Australia. The painting is a work by Albert Namatjira, one of Australia’s most…

The killing of Yemen’s former president has led the country into further uncertainty and violence. Iran-supported Houthi rebels shot and killed Ali Abdullah Saleh on December 4. He died either…

Islamic leaders united on Wednesday to “reject and condemn” the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. A joint statement was released by the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation,…

France and a French food manufacturer have ordered a major international recall of several food products for babies. The Lactalis Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of dairy…

The future prices of bitcoin increased 18 percent to more than $18,000 on Monday morning on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Futures are a type of contract in which a…

A new report uses words like “sweeping” and “methodical” to describe sexual violence against Rohingya Muslims by members of Myanmar’s security forces. Reporters with the Associated Press spoke with 29…

A law that permits Indians to get information about their government is helping a group of women in Delhi get needed services. The women have led a successful campaign demanding…