Mexico has accused Ecuador of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito.Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador escalated following the raid, which occurred after Mexico granted asylum to Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal.Latin American leaders criticized the raid as a breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.Mexico…

Gunmen fatally shot a police officer protecting polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest.The shooting occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, authorities say.This year, at least 10 police officers have lost their lives while providing security for vaccination campaigns in the province.Gunmen fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in…

Belarusian authorities on Monday declared that the Belarusian service of the German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle is an “extremist” organization and banned all its activities in the country.The declaration means anyone working with Deutsche Welle producing content for the Belarusian service potentially faces a seven-year prison sentence. Anyone who reads…

The United Nations has urged South Sudan to remove newly imposed taxes and charges that led to the suspension of U.N. food airdrops for thousands of people who depend on outside aid.The U.N Humanitarian Affairs Agency said Monday in a statement that the pausing of airdrops in March had deprived…

Two key American athlete groups sent a letter to the country’s drug czar calling for a “truly independent” investigation of the case that led to 23 Chinese swimmers not being sanctioned despite testing positive for a banned heart medication.The USA Swimming Athletes’ Advisory Council and the Team USA Athletes’ Commission…

Celebrities will ascend the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6 for the annual Met Gala.The event, which started in 1948, raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute.This year’s theme is ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,’ accompanied by the dress code, ‘The Garden of Time.’True love’s kiss or…

The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved the immediate release of the final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout to Pakistan, the global lender said in a statement.Pakistan needs the money to overcome one of the worst economic crises in its history that had raised fears it could…

One of the military horses that broke away from their trainers and galloped through the streets of London last week is expected to make a full recovery while another remains under observation, the British Army said Monday.LONDON POLICE CAPTURE 2 HORSES ROAMING CITY STREETS, WITH MORE BELIEVED TO BE ON…

At least 45 people have been killed following flash flooding and a landslide in Kenya.While the disaster was initially blamed on a dam collapse, officials now cite a clogged railway tunnel as the cause of the offending floods.Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki has ordered the inspection of all dams and water…

A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route.The attack happened off the coast of Mokha, Yemen, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center…