2023-12-21 EU Reaches Major Migration Agreement
The European Union has reached an agreement that sets new rules for controlling migration. The deal, announced Wednesday, will become part of an EU agreement called the New Pact on…
2023-12-20 UN: Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Top Opium Producer
A United Nations report finds that Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s top opium producer. The change came after Myanmar expanded its opium production for a third year, the…
2023-12-20 US Invests in Africa to Counter Chinese Influence
The United States has agreed to trade and investment deals worth $14.2 billion with African nations over the past year. The agreements are part of U.S. efforts to combat the…
2023-12-19 Pope Approves Blessings for Same-sex Couples
Pope Francis officially approved letting Catholic clergy bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday. The move is a complete change in church policy that aims to make the church more…
2023-12-19 Yemeni Rebel Attacks Affect International Shipping
The recent attacks on ships in and near the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have affected some of the world’s top shipping and oil companies. The threat has moved…
2023-12-18 Russian Volunteers Joining Ukraine to Fight Russia
In Ukraine, a man who goes by his military name Karabas is training to fight against the Russian army. But Karabas is not from Ukraine. He is from Russia. Karabas…
2023-12-18 Security Trial Begins in Hong Kong for Activist Publisher
Well-known Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai went on trial Monday on charges related to the territory’s national security law. The 76-year-old Lai is the former head of Hong…
2023-12-17 Young Indonesians Clean up Waterways, Better Solution Needed
Children in the Indonesian city of Bogor are cleaning up a local lake on their own. The young people take small boats, called kayaks, out on the water. They direct…
2023-12-15 What Did People Search for in 2023?
Google, the most popular internet search engine, releases its “Year in Search 2023” this week. Around the world, Google says the “war in Israel and Gaza” was the top search…
2023-12-15 Indigenous Women Bring Amazon Tribe Back from Near Extinction
The Juma are native people of the Amazon rain forest area in Brazil. In the 1990s, there were only four people remaining in the tribe. They were Aruká, the father,…
2023-12-13 Gates Foundation Takes on Poverty in US
In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or riding long distances to their jobs or schools. So when city administrator,…
2023-12-12 China’s Leader Visits Vietnam after It Deepens Ties with US, Japan
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to deepen ties with China’s Southeast Asian neighbor. The meeting visit takes place after Vietnam strengthened diplomatic relations with the…
2023-12-11 Nickel Mine, Environmental Activists Exist Together in Michigan
About 20 years ago, the international mining company Rio Tinto said it would open a nickel mine in the far northern part of the American state of Michigan. Rio Tinto…
2023-12-11 Free Toy Store Helps Needy Families
Four years ago, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free food store in Nashville, Tennessee. Their goal was to give families in…
2023-12-07 US Studies Possible Change to Safer Nuclear Fuel
Documents show that a U.S. research program is making progress on its goal to use a safer kind of fuel for nuclear-powered Navy submarines and military ships. But the program’s…