Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday

ATLANTA (WS News) — Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full...

Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surge for third month

SANTAREM, Brazil (WS News) – Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for September in almost a...

Drone boat hits ship in Red Sea as missile strikes another in likely assaults by Yemen Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (WS News) — An explosive-loaded drone crashed into one ship Tuesday in the Red Sea as a...

What to know as Israel says it has launched ground incursion into Lebanon

JERUSALEM (WS News) — Israel said its ground troops crossed into Lebanon overnight, launching what the military described as “localized” raids...

Israel calls for evacuations in Lebanon as Hezbollah denies ground incursion began

JERUSALEM (WS News) — The Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after...

The new French prime minister tells parliament the country’s ‘colossal’ debt is ‘sword of Damocles’

PARIS (WS News) — In his inaugural address to parliament, the new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned Tuesday that “colossal”...

China’s Communist Party has ruled for 75 years. Will it make it to 100?

NEW YORK (WS News) – More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China...

US sees indications of imminent Iranian missile attack on Israel

WASHINGTON (WS News) – The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against...

Austria’s conservatives want far right to be asked to form coalition

VIENNA (WS News) – Austria’s conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer urged the country’s president on Tuesday to task the far-right Freedom Party...

Japan’s overwhelmingly male cabinet underlines gender gap

TOKYO (WS News) – Japan’s new prime minister appointed only two women to his 20-strong cabinet on Tuesday, down from five...