The president called the nationwide flooding the largest and most challenging natural disaster in the island’s history, as emergency rescue efforts continue.
Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones.
Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.
President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who prosecutors said partnered with cocaine traffickers as Honduras’s president and is serving a 45-year sentence.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced curbs on steel imports, a new tariff and help with steel and lumber freight costs in a bid to aid Canadian industries.
Penny Oleksiak, 25, who has won seven Olympic medals, was sanctioned under antidoping rules. Her suspension ends before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Thomas King said he felt “ripped in half” on learning he had no Indigenous ancestry. The Canadian author has dedicated his career to writing about Indigenous people.
During a raucous hearing, the Ontario legislature passed a bill backed by Premier Doug Ford meant to expedite housing development and the eviction of tenants who are behind on their rent.
As Craig Wright has built his brand, Dragon Diffusion, he has quietly built a reputation as a leather whisperer for Hermès, Chanel and others. Now he’s ready to talk about it.
Meetings in Geneva will include European officials, as the Trump administration’s pushes Kyiv to accept a 28-point peace plan to end the war with Russia.
Russia is remaking Mariupol, which was devastated by a brutal siege in 2022. Ukrainians seeking to move back are finding it hard to recognize the city, or to reclaim their property.
The men, who planned to recruit homeless people for the invasion, took Haitian Creole classes and one enrolled in the U.S. Air Force to prepare for an attack by sailboat, prosecutors said.
As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.
Pete Hoekstra’s bluntness is seen as undiplomatic by Canadian officials and interpreted as a way for the Trump administration to turn up the heat as trade talks drag on.
The 28-point proposal, which comes as the Trump administration tries to restart settlement talks, includes demands long rejected by Kyiv as nonstarters.
The president has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel communications with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
The president said he has not ruled out putting U.S. forces on the ground but signaled for a second day running that he could be open to talking to Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader.
For decades, Washington blocked Seoul’s desire for the attack submarines over concerns about nuclear proliferation. President Trump reversed that policy last month, but left key questions unresolved.
Three-quarters of the schools in the area around the capital will be closed, although officials say the health risk from asbestos found in colored sand is low.
Officials have yet to grasp the magnitude of heat-related deaths, let alone effectively deal with the problem, public health experts and scientists say.
Members of Mexico’s Gen Z, as well as older protesters, demonstrated on Saturday in the wake of a high-profile assassination and rising anger over persistent violence.
The explosion in the city of Srinagar happened as officials were inspecting bomb-making material seized as part of an investigation into a broad terror network allegedly involving medical doctors.
The policy change is a major expansion of the administration’s push to crack down on immigration from countries that it says lack sufficient screening and vetting abilities.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no one raised the Caribbean military operation in closed-door meetings at a G7 summit. But ministers from France and the European Union publicly called them unlawful.
Prosecutors say a Syrian security official accused of torture hid in plain sight in Europe for years, protected by Israeli and Austrian intelligence agents.
Mohammed al-Sudani pitches himself as someone who can keep Iranian influence in check, but his vote share may not be big enough to ensure a clear political victory.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is far more than recent annual assistance given to it.
The car exploded near a metro station in a historic part of New Delhi on Monday night. Officials are investigating and security is tight around the region.
A police raid and criminal case against a longtime cultivator of cannabis in New Zealand’s Northland region has stirred up debates about medicinal marijuana.
A 3-year-old from Colombia died when a boat carrying migrants back to South America capsized off Panama’s Caribbean Coast, an official said. Another child drowned on the same migrant route in February.
Boycotts of Israeli universities, largely imposed in Europe, have multiplied since the start of the war and reflect Israel’s international isolation over its conduct in Gaza.
Typhoon Fung-wong is heading for the main island of Luzon, causing tens of thousands to be evacuated after another storm killed more than 200 last week.
A decades-old killing in a tiny village in a northern mountain town has turned the village into a destination for true-crime enthusiasts, creating a headache for remaining residents.
The United States has imposed sanctions on nations buying Russian oil, but President Viktor Orban successfully argued that Hungary had few other options.
The birds, exposed to the avian flu, were killed after Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal and a rescue effort by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fell short.
Harry, who referred to the episode as “Hat Gate,” was seen wearing the cap at a World Series game in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator.
The U.S. military’s buildup near Venezuela has been rapidly growing and changing. Riley Mellen, from Visual Investigations, describes what’s visible, and audible, about the deployment.
A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.
Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.
Speed eating contests are part of a growing list of pet-related events in Thailand that also include competitions for skateboarding dogs and felines that look like cows.
The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a program of big spending to spur Canada’s economy and reduce its dependence on the United States.
The attack occurred in North Kordofan, which has seen an increased military buildup as the army and paramilitary forces jockey for control of the country.
The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.
France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.
More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police.