How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M’s sweet is smuggled from war-torn Sudan
March 4, 2025 Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M’s sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources…
Over 30 sea migrants stranded on oil rig off Tunisia, charity says
March 3, 2025 More than 30 migrants including two children have been stranded for three days on an oil rig off Tunisia and are in dire need of help, the…
Update: Pope in stable condition: No new respiratory attacks, says Vatican
Pope Francis is in stable condition, and has been alternating between non-invasive mechanical ventilation with long periods of supplemental high-flow oxygenation. He is continuing to eat on his own and…
Amid bias, Macron meets Trump in White House crucial talk on Russia-Ukraine war
French President Emmanuel Macron will be in Washington on Monday to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump had ahead of the meeting shown open bias…
Pope Francis still receiving oxygen; suffers slight renal failure: Vatican
Pope Francis is alert and oxygen is still being administered. His blood values are improving thanks to transfusions. There is an initial slight renal insufficiency. He attended Mass today (Sunday)….
Vatican gives update on Pope’s condition, mulls resignation
The clinical condition of Pope Francis, who is suffering from pneumonia, has improved slightly, the Vatican said late on Thursday. The 88-year-old pontiff also has no fever, a spokesman said,…
Russia-Ukraine war: What Macron intends to tell Trump about Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will use his upcoming trip to the White House to try and convince U.S. President Donald Trump to align with European allies. Macron is…
80 persons cheat death as plane crashlands, flips over
The Delta Airlines plane flipped over Death of 80 persons was averted Monday afternoon in Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport when as a slim aircraft, cleared by air traffic controllers to…
Judge expected to rule in 24 hours in case that aims to sharply curtail Musk’s DOGE
February 18, 2025 A U.S. judge said on Monday she hoped to rule within 24 hours in a lawsuit that aims to protect information systems at major government agencies from…
OPEC+ is not considering delay to April oil supply hike, Novak says
February 17, 2025 OPEC+ producers are not considering delaying a series of monthly oil supply increases that is scheduled to begin in April, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said…