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While cases of mpox continue to decline across the United States and Europe, infections are steadily rising in China. For the week ending July 21, 117 cases were confirmed in China, according to data from the World Health Organization. Between the week ending May 5 and the week ending July 21, 315 cases were reported. […]

(WASHINGTON) — North Korea for the first time responded to messages regarding U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Travis King, who ran across the demilitarized zone two weeks ago, according to defense officials. “I can confirm that the [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] has responded to United Nations Command, but I don’t have any substantial progress to […]

(NIGER) — High-ranking officials at the U.S. Department of State are trying to restore democratic order in Niger, a key U.S. ally on counterterrorism. There may be a “narrow opportunity” to reverse an attempted coup in the West African nation, according to one senior U.S. official. The official told ABC News on Monday that the […]

(HAITI) — While the whereabouts of an American nurse and her young child reportedly kidnapped in Haiti late last week are still a mystery, the alarming surge of abductions taking place in the country demonstrates a clear and growing danger for both foreign travelers and Haitian citizens. The efforts to locate Alix Dorsainvil and her […]

Valais cantonal police / Kantonspolizei Wallis (LONDON) — The body of a hiker who has been missing for 37 years has been unearthed on a thawing glacier near the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. A 38-year-old German mountaineer was reported missing after failing to return from a hike in Sept. 1986, the Valais cantonal police […]

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres made his first-ever visit to Haiti on July 1 to impress urgency upon whomever would listen as the country struggles with gang violence and ravaging food insecurity. “Every day counts,” he said. “If we do not act now, instability and violence will have a lasting impact on […]

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who’ve never really used them, it’s important to wrap up the blades. They’re really sharp, and it’s easy to hurt yourself, says Mertil Marcelin, a 35-year-old with a thick black beard who calls himself “The Machete Man.” Though hurting people is […]

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is in the grips of a ravaging hunger crisis, where nearly five million Haitians — half of the country — do not get enough to eat on a daily basis. Nearly two million people are in what the World Food Programme calls IPC 4 – Emergency. This is its second-worst hunger […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll after an apparent suicide bombing in Pakistan has risen to 54, officials said on Monday. No organization has yet taken responsibility for the apparent suicide bombing, which injured dozens of others when it rocked a political rally in the country’s northwest, local officials said. “Those responsible will be […]

(TOWNSVILLE, Australia) — For the next week 30,000 troops from the U.S., Australia, and 11 other countries will continue their joint training in different parts of Australia as part of the Talisman Sabre 2023, a military exercise that used to focus on the U.S. and Australia but now shows the growing interest other nations in […]