Somalia conflict: Seized UN helicopter hit by object – source

Social media posts by Maldivian officials may cost the country millions in tourism revenue, as calls by Indian travelers to boycott the island nation intensify.   “We are seeing a 40% drop in bookings over the last two days,” Ankit Chaturvedi, vice president and global head of marketing at the India-based travel software company Rategain,…

In Gaza, more than 23,350 people – mostly women and children – have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, since the war began in the aftermath of Hamas’s 7 October attacks on southern Israel. In those attacks some 1,300 people were killed – mainly civilians – and about 240 others taken hostage.

United Nations CNN  —  Asked last week if she will run to become the United Nations’ next Secretary General, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados gave a thumbs up, smiled, and walked away. Unofficially, however, UN insiders say she’s a likely front-runner. The 2026 selection process is still far off, but talk of who is…

KFC is one of the world’s largest restaurant chains, with more than 29,000 locations and a new outlet opening every three and a half hours, according to Yum! Brands. But while much of the brand’s early success came from the U.S., today the majority of its growth is in China. KFC China recently celebrated the…

Guatemalan police on Thursday arrested the country’s former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with protesters rather than using force to remove them as a court had ordered. Police arrested Napoléon Barrientos at his home, leading him out in handcuffs and a bulletproof vest. Barrientos told reporters…

Judge Arthur Engoron presides over the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his children at New York State Supreme Court in New York City on Nov. 13, 2023. Erin Schaff | Getty Images Police are investigating a swatting incident at the New York home of the judge set to hear closing arguments…