The United Nations has recommitted to offering food assistance to North Korea through December 2024.The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) noted its continued support in an undated document posted to the organization’s website outlining persistent humanitarian challenges faced by the authoritarian nation’s citizens.”The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to…

The Paraguayan government fired a senior official after he signed a deal with the fictional country created by a Hindu cult leader who had fled India. “They came and expressed a wish to help Paraguay,” Arnaldo Chamorro, chief of staff for the Agriculture Ministry, told reporters. “They presented several projects, we…

A painting that came on the scene in the early 1900s is gaining sensation with its public display in an Italian city, with some claiming the portrait could be the work of Leonardo da Vinci himself, depicting a younger Mona Lisa.Dubbed the “Isleworth Mona Lisa,” the painting was put on…

Israel’s specialized canine unit, Oketz, performed the key task of saving the lives of civilians and soldiers by alerting them to potential dangers, including explosives and weapon caches, even at the expense of their own lives. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) boasts one of the most cutting-edge fighting forces, having integrated…

Since the surprise attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, hundreds of civilians, including babies, the elderly, and soldiers have been killed, wounded or captured. Israel retaliated against Hamas by firing missiles into Gaza.A terror attack by Hamas at a music festival in Israel claimed the lives of…

Madagascar’s top court on Friday ratified the victory of incumbent President Andry Rajoelina in last month’s election, giving him a third term as leader following a boycott of the vote by opposition candidates.OPPOSITION CANDIDATE CLAIMS MADAGASCAR ELECTION INVALID, SUES TO OVERTURN RESULTSThe High Constitutional Court said Rajoelina received 58.96% of…

Mexico’s president said Friday the country’s minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day.MEXICAN GOVERNMENT FORCES FREIGHT LINES TO PRIORITIZE PASSENGER RAILAbout one-third of Mexico’s registered workers report earning the minimum wage, which will amount to about $1.75 per hour starting Jan.…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the country’s military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month.Putin’s decree was released by the Kremlin on Friday and took force…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for the illegal distribution of films and operating a film studio without licenses.The senior magistrate in the city of Malindi, Olga Onalo, handed down the sentence for Paul Mackenzie. The…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan.Russia abstained from the unanimous vote to end UNITAMS, the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan. The United States’ and…