6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (741+ words) More than 178,000 African migrants have left South Africa in recent months, driven by a government crackdown on undocumented migration and, in some cases, violent anti-immigration protests that have fueled fears of attacks. The departures represent one of the most significant…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (670+ words) When a gunshot rang out at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday morning, 14-year-old Khim and her classmates leaned over a balcony, wondering whether the noise had come from a nearby construction site. Then more shots…...

7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (453+ words) Jorge Messi, the father of Argentina captain and football star Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in Rosario, Argentina. He was 68. Newell’s Old Boys, the Rosario-based club where Lionel Messi began his youth career, announced Jorge Messi’s death in…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (805+ words) The debate over football's greatest player has never truly been settled, but a handful of names have consistently stood above the rest. While comparing legends across generations is impossible without context, a blend of individual brilliance, longevity, trophies, influence and…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (525+ words) Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, as Ukraine struck another oil refinery inside Russia. Residents in and around the Ukrainian capital continue to endure regular drone…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago   (471+ words) A diplomatic dispute between Spain and Italy over the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta intensified Saturday after Madrid imposed border checks on Italian travelers in response to similar measures by Rome....

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (680+ words) A U.S. official said Friday that Iran and Oman were making progress toward an agreement that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil shipments disrupted by the five-month-old U.S. war with Iran. The official, who spoke on the condition…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago   (616+ words) Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella vowed Friday to restore order and crush “narco-terrorism” in a forceful first speech as the country’s new leader. Hours after his inauguration in the southwestern city of Cali, the 48-year-old U.S.-backed millionaire…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (447+ words) Typhoon Dolphin battered Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring six people and leaving more than 50,000 buildings without power, as China closed ports and suspended ferry services ahead of the storm’s expected arrival along its eastern coast. Five elderly people…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (935+ words) When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June in favor of broad birthright citizenship protections for babies born in the United States, one of its most conservative justices warned that the decision could extend even to so-called birth tourists. Women “who…...