At least 6,126 people killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say
Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis.
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Wife of South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon arrested over corruption allegations
Investigators say the former president and first lady exerted undue influence on the conservative People Power Party to nominate a specific candidate during a 2022 election. -
A Palestinian activist was killed by the violence he sought to stop
Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them. -
U.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months
President Trump's executive order extends a reprieve from the threat of rising tariffs between the world's two largest economies. -
Israel plans to take control of Gaza City. And, Trump wants a new U.S. census
Israel has announced plans to extend the Gaza war and take over Gaza City. And, President Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people without legal status. -
Hundreds of children disappeared in Argentina. Their grandmothers united to find them
Haley Cohen Gilliland's A Flower Traveled in My Blood tells the story of a group of grandmothers who spent decades searching for their stolen grandchildren during and after Argentina's "Dirty War." -
Study finds female mountain gorillas prefer to join 'buddies'
When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've lived with in the past, showing the power of long-term relationships. -
Witkoff in Moscow for peace talks. And, the Voting Rights Act faces new threats
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is in Russia to discuss the war in Ukraine ahead of a deadline for peace. And, today marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which is facing new threats. -
Bangladesh needs the world's help to keep up its remarkable progress in health care
The prime minister fled. There's an interim government. Our writer urges global health groups, including WHO and UNICEF, to help preserve the nation's health care achievements at this critical time.
