COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic?
About 4.5 billion people are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare.
Guatemalan journalist receives house arrest after two years behind bars
Jose Ruben Zamora has been waiting for a retrial in a Guatemala City prison for more than 800 days, prompting outcry.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 967
As the war enters its 967th day, these are the main developments.
Obama rallies for Harris in swing state and questions Trump’s competence
Once a vulnerability, Democrats have turned questions of age and competence into a line of attack against Donald Trump.
UN expands Haiti arms embargo to all types of weapons
The UN Security Council is trying to crack down rising levels of gang violence in Haiti by extending embargo on weapons.
Newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Mexico’s Sinaloa state capital
Gunmen shoot at office building of respected Mexican newspaper in Sinaloa capital Culiacan.
Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military
Muslims join fight under multiethnic leadership as groups once marginalized are embraced by Myanmar’s revolution.
What is gerrymandering in US elections? What to know in 500 words
Gerrymandering, the partisan redrawing of voting districts, is as old as the US and yet is still part of its elections.
Maduro ally freed in US prisoner exchange joins government cabinet
Colombian businessman Alex Saab will become new industry minister, in latest cabinet change since contested election.
‘There is no day after’: What US, Israel want for Gaza after Sinwar’s death
Analysts say US push for Gaza post-war phase is ’unrealistic’ as Israel vows to continue fighting in besieged territory.