Haiti’s transitional council appointed Fritz Belizaire as prime minister to address rampant violence.Former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire has been selected as the new prime minister.Gang violence that has ravaged Port-au-Prince has caused the displacement of more than 90,000 people in a month.Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister…

The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists.Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on Tuesday began constructing a large black screen on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the mountain. The…

The number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising as donors cut back on aid, the head of the U.N.’s migration agency warned Tuesday, as pressure builds over their arrival on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country.In a brief statement, Petro said that an inspection this month by the army found that hundreds of thousands of bullets, thousands of grenades and…

A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there, authorities said Tuesday.The attack on the MSC Orion, occurring some 375 miles off the coast of Yemen, appeared…

The top U.N. court rejected on Tuesday a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza.The International Court of Justice said that legal conditions for making such an order weren’t met and ruled against…

An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses from 2009 to 2013, a spokesperson said.The Special Criminal Court was set up in the capital, Bangui, to try war crimes and other…

Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s upcoming presidential election unless President Kais Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored.More than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since Saied consolidated power in 2021 by suspending parliament and…

Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday.Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in A.D. 122 by Emperor…

Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a highway east of Toronto when a van being chased by police crashed while going the wrong way, causing a six-vehicle collision, Canadian police said Tuesday.CANADIAN POLICE SAY 9 PEOPLE WILL BE CHARGED AFTER $20 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD WAS STOLEN…