Canadians among dozens injured in fatal Peru train crash, officials say
A train coming from Machu Picchu collided with a train heading there on Tuesday, according to the company that operates the railway. A rail worker was killed, police say.
Month: December 2025
In evolving Latin America, US-Venezuela discord remains a constant – CNN
In evolving Latin America, US-Venezuela discord remains a constant CNNColumn | The year of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ The Washington PostThe Guardian view on the new Monroe doctrine: Trump’s forceful approach to the western hemisphere …
Waitrose urges customers not to drink Deeside water over shards of glass risk
Food Standards Agency issues product alert for still and sparkling 750ml bottles of Waitrose No 1 Deeside mineral waterWaitrose customers are being urged to return and not drink large bottles of Deeside mineral water over fears they could contain shard…
Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025
Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old.
Pakistan’s premier offers ‘complete solidarity’ to Saudi Crown Prince after Yemen port strike
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoken to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to express solidarity with the Kingdom following the recent Saudi bombing of Yemen’s port city of Mukalla.
Pakistan’s premier offers ‘complete solidarity’ to Saudi Crown Prince after Yemen port strike
Pakistan’s Prime Minister spoke by telephone with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday to express his “complete solidarity” with the Kingdom following this week’s Saudi bombing of Yemen’s port city of Mukalla, the prime minister’s of…
Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025
Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old.
Iran appoints new central bank governor after protests as currency hits record low
The US dollar traded at 1.38 million rials on Wednesday, compared with 430,000 rials when the previous governor took office in 2022.
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them
President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills.
In New Year’s Speech to Russia, Putin Says Little About Ukraine War or Peace Talks With US
The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.