At least six people are dead after a stabbing spree in Australia on Saturday afternoon, including the suspect who was shot to death by a police officer, authorities confirmed.The incident took place at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping center in Sydney.New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke confirmed…

MADRID (AP) — Capitalizing on an impressive moment in Spanish-language music, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe.”Even Don Quixote didn’t get as far as urban Spanish-speaking music is getting today in the world. You can go everywhere and you will find music that was…

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals during the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas war said he was denied entry to Germany Friday to take part in a pro-Palestinian conference — an event that police later ended early.Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta said he arrived at…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russian military trainers arrived this week in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses as the west African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for help as it fights Islamic insurgents.State television in Niger on Thursday…

Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people, the United Nations said, as forecasters warn that more rains can be expected until June.The U.N Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Kenya Red Cross…

Eight wild buffaloes walked into low-lying power lines in western Kenya and were electrocuted, the national wildlife agency said Friday.The incident happened at the Lake Nakuru National Park known for its diverse wildlife species, the Kenya Wildlife Service said.BUFFALOES ROAMING MAJOR HIGHWAY PROMPT WILDLIFE RESCUE OPERATION IN SOUTH AFRICAThe power…

A transitional council tasked with selecting Haiti’s next prime minister was formed Friday, following several weeks of organization.The council was conceived of after Prime Minister Ariel Henry was stonewalled out of his own country by surging gang violence and anti-government protests earlier this year.Haiti has been plagued by rampant gang…

Mexico is facing a significant shortage of fentanyl for medical use, a report released by the country’s government said Friday.While no reason for the shortage was given, the National Commission on Mental Health and Addictions labeled it a worldwide problem.Despite Mexico’s lack of fentanyl authorized for use as an anesthetic,…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor. It was the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed this country of 9.5 million…

BERLIN (AP) — Four teenagers suspected of planning an Islamic extremist attack have been arrested in Germany, authorities said on Friday.Three of the suspects — two girls who are 15 and 16, and a 15-year-old boy — come from various parts of the western North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany’s most populous.…