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US signs $228 million deal with Rwanda for health in new aid model
Philbert Girinema, Reuters | Posted Dec. 7 - 11:56 a.m. | Save Story
The United States and Rwanda have signed a five-year deal for the provision of $228 million for the health sector in the East African nation, the State Department said.
Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum damages books at Egyptian antiquities department
Dominique Vidalon, Reuters | Posted Dec. 7 - 11:28 a.m. | Save Story
A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department at the Louvre, underscoring the deteriorating state of the world's most visited museum just weeks after a daring jewel heist exposed security flaws.
As Christmas lights return to Bethlehem, Palestinians look for hope
Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022.
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, including 3 children
Gerald Imray, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:46 p.m. | Save Story
A mass shooting at a bar near Pretoria, South Africa, has left at least 12 people dead, including three children, with another 13 being treated in the hospital. Authorities are searching for three suspects.
Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire
James Pomfret and Jessie Pang, Reuters | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:19 p.m. | Save Story
Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election on Sunday, with the population still grieving and traumatized after the worst fire in nearly 80 years that has seen a scramble to avoid broader backlash.
Touching down in Lima: Delta pulls off its inaugural direct flight from SLC to South America
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 6 - 6:27 p.m. | Save Story
Aviation has celebrated several historic firsts over the past 122 years. Now Peruvians in Utah — and many more from across the western United States — have their own to celebrate.
Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others quit in protest
Olivia Le Poidevin, Klaus Lauer, Johnny Cotton and Cecile Mantovani, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:35 p.m. | Save Story
Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war, plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in its history.
Video of US military strike shows survivors in 'clear distress,' lawmaker says
Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Updated Dec. 4 - 2:09 p.m. | Save Story
A senior lawmaker said a video shown to lawmakers Thursday of a military strike against a suspected drug vessel was "one of the most troubling things" he had seen as it showed survivors in clear distress when they were killed.
Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fueling deadly fire
Clare Jim and Mei Mei Chu, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 9:59 a.m. | Save Story
Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after it was blamed for fanning a blaze last week that killed at least 159 people.
Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress
Lauren Kent, CNN | Updated Dec. 4 - 9:04 a.m. | Save Story
The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from the Gates Foundation.
Next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Moscow meeting, Trump says
Dmitry Antonov and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 4:50 p.m. | Save Story
The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called "reasonably good" talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys.
US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries
Reuters | Updated Dec. 3 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries.
Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or government
Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
The shooting of National Guard members, over which an Afghan immigrant has been charged, has nothing to do with Afghanistan's people or its government, Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Wednesday.
Hamas says it has handed over the body of a Gaza hostage
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 10:28 a.m. | Save Story
Hamas said it had handed over the body of one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israel said it would allow Gaza's gateway to Egypt to open once all hostages were returned.
Trump frees Honduran leader convicted on cocaine charges, sparks outcry from Democrats
Jeff Mason, Andrew Hay and Diego Oré, Reuters | Updated Dec. 2 - 10:45 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump, who cast himself as a foe of illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, freeing him from a 45-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
Lula and Trump discussed tariffs, organized crime in phone call, Brazil says
Reuters | Posted Dec. 2 - 12:21 p.m. | Save Story
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called President Donald Trump on Tuesday, when both leaders spoke about trade, the economy and fighting organized crime, the Brazilian Presidential Palace said.
US envoy Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet Putin on ending war in Ukraine
Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters | Updated Dec. 2 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner were due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the war in Ukraine.
Pope urges Middle East to reject 'horror of war' at end of first overseas trip
Joshua McElwee and Catherine Cartier, Reuters | Posted Dec. 2 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo bade farewell to Lebanon on Tuesday with a fervent appeal to leaders across the Middle East to listen to their people's cries for peace and to change course away from the "horror of war."
