Panama’s Supreme Court on Friday denied an appeal from former President Ricardo Martinelli, convicted of money laundering in the case of a media company he purchased, likely keeping him out of this year’s presidential race.The court ruled that a 10-year prison sentence handed down last year for Martinelli will stand,…

The U.N. food agency said Friday it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry.The 10 months of clashes between the Sudanese military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan,…

A ship carrying 16,000 sheep and cows that turned back from the Red Sea due to the risk of attack off Yemen was stranded at an Australian port in a heatwave on Friday as the exporter sought to offload at least some of the animals into quarantine.Meanwhile, another vessel carrying…

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will on Friday take part in the dignified transfer of the remains of three troops killed in the Iran-backed militia attack in Jordan last weekend.The Bidens will join the grieving families of the three American service members who died when a drone…

Russia has allegedly refused Ukrainian requests to hand over the bodies of prisoners of war killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane.Moscow accused Ukraine of killing its own men, while Kyiv dismissed this as “rampant Russian propaganda.”French military intelligence suggests Ukrainian forces used Patriot missiles to shoot…

An Afghan migrant man, who is wanted for maiming a mother and her two daughters in a corrosive substance attack in London, is a convicted sex offender who converted to Christianity to successfully claim asylum after two failed attempts, according to multiple reports. Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, 35, allegedly threw a corrosive…

An Iran-backed militant group in Iraq has promised to continue attacks on U.S. troops after three American soldiers were killed by a drone strike in Jordan on Sunday.In a statement released Friday, Harakat al-Nujaba, one of the strongest Iraqi militias, announced that it plans to continue military operations against U.S.…

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO, saying patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin” as it continues to delay its approval for the Nordic nation.Hungary is the only country in the 31-nation military alliance that hasn’t yet…

Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday will launch the first bipartisan caucus on Burma to pressure U.S. administrations to act on the crisis in the Southeast Asian country since the military staged a coup three years ago, according to a statement.Republican Bill Huizenga of Michigan and Democrat Betty…

A Conservative lawmaker in Britain said Thursday he will step down when an election is called later this year because of abuse and death threats he says are linked to his support for Israel.Mike Freer said an arson attack on his office in December was the “final straw.”He told the…