Gangs unleash new attacks on upscale areas in Haiti’s capital, with at least a dozen killed nearby

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas. Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. The neighborhoods had … Read more

Uber testing flexible pricing service in over a dozen Indian cities

Uber has quietly been testing a flexible pricing service in more than a dozen cities in India, a move that could help it expand its consumer base in the South Asian nation and put pressure on rival ride-hailing platforms, including Ola and inDrive. The flexible pricing service, called Uber Flex, was started in India in … Read more

A weekend of combat in Gaza kills more than a dozen Israeli soldiers, a sign of Hamas’ entrenchment

TEL AVIV, Israel — More than a dozen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, in some of the bloodiest days of battle since the start of Israel’s ground offensive in late October and a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight … Read more

Pakistan attack by apparent Taliban offshoot kills two dozen soldiers

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An explosives-laden truck smashed into the gate of an army outpost in the early hours of the morning Tuesday in northwest Pakistan, killing 23 soldiers in an attack claimed by an apparent offshoot of the Taliban. A statement from the army said that all … Read more

X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen US states

Elon Musk is moving forward with his plans to turn the company formerly known as Twitter, now called X, into an “everything app” that includes its own payments system. The company in late November was granted three additional money transmitter licenses in the U.S. states of South Dakota (on Nov. 27), Kansas (on Nov. 28), … Read more

Indonesian Volcano Eruption Kills 11 Hikers, a Dozen Missing

A dozen hikers are still missing after a volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted Sunday, killing 11 people and injuring others. Video footage showed plumes of ash spluttering 9,800 ft. into the air around Mount Marapi—one of the nation’s 127 active volcanoes—over the weekend. Seventy-five hikers were in the vicinity when the 9,485 ft. volcano … Read more