Mpox Outbreaks in Africa Could Be Ended in 6 Months, WHO Chief Says
The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency's first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo
A Hong Kong Court Convicts 2 Journalists in a Landmark Sedition Case
A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday, in a sedition case that is widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedom
Israel Rescues a Hostage from an Underground Tunnel in Gaza
Israel rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the Oct. 7 attack
Sven-Goran Eriksson, Swedish Coach Who Once Led England, Dies at 76
Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who became the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died on Monday at the age of 76
French Authorities Arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris Airport
The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering
Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility for Knife Attack that Killed 3 in Germany
The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight
South Korean Hotel Fire That Killed 7 Was Likely Made Worse by the Lack...
A fire that killed seven people in a South Korean hotel was possibly made worse by the lack of sprinklers, fire officials said Friday as they investigated the cause of the blaze.
Search Resumes for 6 From Sunken Superyacht off Sicily, Including Mike Lynch
Rescue teams and divers were returning to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht off Sicily on Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch,
China Accuses the Philippines of Deliberately Crashing One of Its Ships Into a Chinese...
China’s coast guard accused the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel early Monday near Sabina Shoal, a new flashpoint in the increasingly alarming territorial disputes
What to Know as India’s Medics and Women Protest the Rape and Killing of...
India's medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state.
