The US air force has begun flying in civilian contractors and equipment to the Haitian capital in hopes that a long-delayed international police force can be deployed to restore order to a country in the grip of violent gangs. Several American military aircraft have arrived at...
China Southern Airlines has launched the first direct passenger flight between Mexico City and Shenzhen, believed to be the only direct flight currently connecting China and Latin America. According to reports, the 16-hour flight, which launched on May 11, 2024, spans 14,000 kilometres and is said...
Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by US President Joe Biden describing them as "xenophobic" countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week. Japan said Biden's judgment was not based on an accurate understanding...
Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said. The Centers for...
A senior Qatari official has urged Israel and Hamas to show "more commitment and more seriousness" in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media, as pressure builds to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long...