Royal sister-in-law Pippa Middleton gives birth to her first child
LONDON – Pippa Middleton, younger sister of Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to her first child, a boy. Middleton, 35, first came to public attention when she acted…
NATO cyber command to be fully operational in 2023
MONS, Belgium – A new NATO military command centre to deter computer hackers should be fully staffed in 2023 and able to mount its own cyber attacks but the alliance…
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Honduras over immigrants
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw funding and aid from Honduras if it does not stop a caravan of people that is heading to the United…
Two Koreas, UN Command to hold first meeting on demilitarising border
SEOUL – North and South Korea have held their first three-way talks with the United Nations Command (UNC) to discuss ways to demilitarise the border as the neighbours push for…
Uganda says landslide death toll rises to 43, begins relocations
KAMPALA – The death toll from a landslide in Uganda last week has risen to 43 and displaced residents deemed most at risk in the disaster-prone region will be resettled…
Under growing EU pressure, May meets her ministers on Brexit
LONDON/BRUSSELS – British Prime Minister Theresa May will discuss Brexit with her ministers today, under pressure to rethink her plans from both some members of her Conservative Party and the…
International Space Station crew has enough supplies for at least 6 months – Russian official
MOSCOW – The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has enough fuel, oxygen, water, and food to last at least six months, Vladimir Solovyov, flight director of the Russian…
Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century — assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul…
Congolese migrants flood home, Angola denies claims of brutal crackdown
KAMAKO – Congolese migrants and officials say dozens of people have been killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining, an accusation Angolan security forces…
Death toll in Afghanistan election rally blast climbs to at least 22: officials
KABUL – The number of people killed when a bomb went off at an election rally in northeastern Afghanistan has climbed to at least 22, officials said. The explosion happened…
