US and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

NEW YORK (WS News) — The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow...

Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds

HONG KONG (WS News) – A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months...

Milei’s austerity seen pushing half of Argentina into poverty

BUENOS AIRES (WS News) – Irma Casal, a 53-year-old in Buenos Aires, works three shifts as a garbage recycler, cardboard collector...

Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India

LUCKNOW (WS News) – At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen...

IMF chief says Pakistan’s economy going in right direction

LAHORE (WS News) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director (MD) Kristalina Georgieva has said the economy of Pakistan is going...

IMF approves much-needed $7bn bailout package for Pakistan

LAHORE (WS News) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved the much-awaited $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan. ...

Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (WS News) – Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike...

More than 100 killed or missing as Sinaloa Cartel war rages in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (WS News) – Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state...

Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August

Kashmiris protest against Indian atrocities outside UN in Geneva

GENEVA (WS News) – Kashmiris from across Europe gathered in front of the United Nations in Geneva to protest against India. ...