Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition. The 21-year-old, a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, beat more than 120 other contestants to win the (...)
Torrential rain caused by Tropical Storm Sara has cut off more than 1,700 communities in Honduras.
The slow-moving storm caused widespread flooding across the Central American nation.
So far, Honduran officials have confirmed only one death but said (...)
Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country's foreign ministry.
The delegates took part in the first two (...)
Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island.
The country's national energy company said strong winds had caused the shutdown of the electricity system.
At least (...)
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, has sacked his foreign minister, Diana Mondino, after the country voted in favor of lifting the US economic embargo on Cuba at the United Nations.
Argentina was one of 187 countries that supported the non-binding (...)
For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity.
But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly showcased just how far it has come.
Top leaders from 36 countries, as well as the UN (...)
Millions of Cubans are currently without electricity following a prolonged outage at the island's main power plants.
Reports indicate that a malfunction at the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant in Matanzas on Friday left most of Cuba in (...)
Six migrants have died after soldiers in Mexico opened fire on a vehicle carrying a group of 33 people who were traveling in the south of the country.
The Mexican defense ministry said another 10 migrants were injured in the incident on Tuesday (...)
HAVANA — Saudi Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel and Cuban Minister of Public Health José Angel Portal Miranda have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration in the healthcare sector during a recent meeting in (...)
HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez received Saudi Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel and his accompanying delegation in Havana on Thursday.
The two sides discussed relations and explored ways to enhance cooperation, particularly in (...)
More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia's military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analyzed by the BBC.
And for the first time, volunteers — civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war — now make up the highest (...)
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases.
The move comes two days (...)
Donald Trump returning to the White House would be "a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity" for North Korea, according to a man in a unique position to know.
Ri Il Kyu is the highest-profile defector to escape North Korea since 2016 and has been face (...)
Three of the men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the Department of Defense says.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi (...)
JEDDAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet session held in Jeddah on Tuesday.
The Cabinet began by reviewing several periodic performance reports on the programs of the Saudi Vision 2030, noting numerous (...)
President Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela's presidential election, according to partial results published by the electoral council. The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, who is a close ally of Maduro, said that with 80% (...)
Former North Korean diplomat Tae Yong-ho has been named the new leader of South Korea's presidential advisory council on unification.
This makes him the highest-ranking defector among the thousands who have resettled in the South — and the first to (...)
A high-profile North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to the South, Seoul's spy agency has confirmed to the BBC.
The political counselor is believed to be the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to South Korea since (...)
After his employer implemented a return-to-office policy last year, Jin Bian decided to cut down his one-hour commute time by purchasing a house closer to the office in Tampa, Florida. Then, he was told the purchase might get him prison time.
"That (...)
An ex-career diplomat who once served as US ambassador to Bolivia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for working as an agent for Cuba.
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, secretly passed information to the Cuban government for more than 40 years, (...)
At least a dozen Indians have been duped by agents into fighting for Russian forces in the country's war with Ukraine with reports saying one of them was killed in a missile strike.
Hemal Ashwinbhai from Gujarat state died in a missile attack last (...)
In cafés and restaurants lining the narrow streets of Male, the capital of Maldives, the hot topic of discussion is how a spat with India got out of control — and what would be Delhi's reaction to it.
Following the "derogatory" comments made by (...)
A politician from the party of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in a courtyard outside his home, local media reported Thursday, adding to the growing list of Russian elites who have died under unclear circumstances in recent (...)
A sprawling caravan of migrants from central and southern America has trekked through Mexico heading north towards the United States border.
Up to 8,000 people of all ages, mainly from Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico, are part of the procession following (...)
US presidents and other leaders will travel to Atlanta on Tuesday to bid a final farewell to Rosalynn Carter at a private tribute service that's among several ceremonies planned through Wednesday in honor of the former first lady.
President Joe (...)
