Why the price of coffee has spiked
The cost of coffee has hovered near record highs on the futures market after droughts in top-producing Brazil and Vietnam. Supermarket brands like Nescafé and Folgers have raised their prices.
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Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created
Ariel Henry, Haiti's de facto leader, agreed to resign once a transitional presidential council is installed and interim prime minister named. The Caribbean bloc of nations brokered the deal. -
Sweden joining NATO is a 'self-inflicted wound' by Putin, says local expert
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO, abandoning their long-standing neutrality. -
Gaza's death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here's why it's an incomplete count
Gaza's health ministry announced Thursday that 30,035 Palestinians have been killed in the war. A close look at how the ministry counts those killed reveals a system buckling under the weight of war. -
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage
Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. -
Alexei Navalny, Russian politician who opposed Putin to the end, has died in prison
The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far. -
Harris says Russia is responsible for Navalny's death
Vice President Harris says Russia is responsible for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, "whatever story they tell," and said it was "a further sign of Putin's brutality." -
Russia is working on a weapon to destroy satellites but has not deployed one yet
The White House says there's no immediate threat to safety. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is briefing a small group of lawmakers on Thursday. -
Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it's given after infection
Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.
