An ex-career diplomat who once served as US ambassador to Bolivia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for working as an agent for Cuba.
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, secretly passed information to the Cuban government for more than 40 years, (...)
The decision by Ecuador to forcibly enter the Mexican Embassy on Saturday and arrest a former vice president of the Andean country on corruption charges represents a breach of international law, the UN Secretary-General has said.
In a statement (...)
Argentina is facing an insect repellent shortage as the country prepares for its worst-ever dengue season.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that can be deadly, or cause serious illness, in some cases.
A vaccine for dengue has been developed but its (...)
Argentina and Colombia say they have taken "concrete steps" to improve frayed relations between the two countries after far-right Argentine leader Javier Milei called his left-wing Colombian counterpart a "terrorist murderer" in a CNN interview.
In (...)
The Colombian government has ordered the expulsion of all Argentine diplomats from the country's embassy in Bogotá following a CNN interview in which the Argentine president called his Colombian counterpart a "terrorist murderer."
"The Argentine (...)
A deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. A bridge in southern China sliced in half. Parts of a bridge cutting through the hull of a massive ship in Argentina.
These events all happened within the first three months of this year — and all after (...)
A former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country's state media.
In January, he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes totaling 81 million yuan ($11.2m; (...)
RIYADH — In a special moment for Saudi sports, Hiba Al Owaidi officiated her first official match in the Saudi Women's League as the main referee, following her international accreditation by FIFA.
Al Owaidi blew the whistle to start the match (...)
Pope Francis has no intention of retiring and plans to remain in post for life, according to his new autobiography.
In "Life: My Story Through History", Pope Francis, who is 87, says there is "no risk" of him resigning despite speculation he might (...)
Lionel Messi's Hong Kong fans who bought tickets to a friendly that he skipped at the last minute will get a 50% refund, the match organizer said.
Messi's absence from the game in February, which he blamed on an injury, sent Chinse fans seething for (...)
The crew of a Belize-flagged, British-registered cargo vessel have abandoned ship off Yemen after it was hit by missiles fired by the Houthi movement.
The Rubymar was in the Gulf of Aden and nearing the Bab al-Mandab Strait when it was struck, (...)
RIYADH — The Museums Commission unveiled the 'In the Night' exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Diriyah's Jax District on Wednesday.
The exhibit, available until May 20, attracted a large audience of art and culture enthusiasts on its (...)
There was no doubting Francisco Villegas' political colors as he stepped off his flight into El Salvador.
Draped in a flag bearing President Nayib Bukele's face, he was dressed in light blue —- the color of the ruling party, Nuevas Ideas.
"We're (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's latest human rights report, presented at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, has garnered widespread international commendation.
The report, part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, marks (...)
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is growing more defiant in the face of Donald Trump's efforts to push her out of the 2024 Republican primary race, poking and prodding at the former president and encouraging supporters to wear Trump's attacks (...)
RIYADH — Lautaro Martinez, Inter Milan's club captain and a World Cup winner with Argentina, has expressed his team-first mentality ahead of the EA SPORTS FC Supercup final on Monday against Napoli in Riyadh.
For Martinez, the primary goal is (...)
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Buenos Aires in the first big protest against the new Argentine government's economic shock policies.
President Javier Milei announced measures that include spending cuts and a drastic currency (...)
An intense storm in Argentina has left at least 14 people dead and others injured in the southwestern port city of Bahía Blanca, according to Mayor Federico Susbielles and local authorities.
Winds reached up to 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour in (...)
If Ukraine is going to get anything out of an EU leaders' summit on Thursday, it will need the grudging backing of Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban.
He has strongly resisted Kyiv's bid to join the EU and its pleas for aid.
"We are the voice of (...)
Argentina's new government says it will weaken the value of its currency by more than 50% against the US dollar.
It is part of the "economic shock therapy" that President Javier Milei says the country needs to fix its worst crisis in (...)
Argentina's new far-right president has vowed to deliver economic "shock treatment" in his first speech after formally taking office.
Javier Milei warned Argentines "there is no money" and recommitted to a program of harsh austerity measures.
The (...)
JEDDAH — French star Karim Benzema, captain of Al Ittihad, said that he and his teammates are entering the Club World Cup with a strong mentality and high ambitions.
Benzema, who previously won the title with Real Madrid, will lead Al Ittihad in the (...)
France has announced it is banning smoking on beaches as part of a wider campaign to help people quit.
By the first half of 2024, the four-year 'plan anti-tabac' will also see lighting up prohibited outside of schools and in government-owned forests (...)
Just hours before the four-day truce was due to expire om Monday, Qatar said Israel and Hamas have agreed to a two-day extension, raising the prospecct of a longer halt to their destructive war.
For a fourth successive night, a batch of Israeli (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman called for collective global efforts to stop Israel's brutal crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip. Addressing the extraordinary virtual summit of the BRICS plus group of nations on (...)