Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country’s international airports. They were in Haiti for reasons ranging from adoptions to missionary … Read more

Google fires employee who protested Israel tech event, shuts forum

During a keynote speech in New York on Monday from the managing director of Google’s Israel business, an employee in the company’s cloud division protested publicly, proclaiming “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide.” The Google Cloud engineer was subsequently fired, CNBC has learned, marking another dark moment for Google, which has been thrust … Read more

Pentagon UFO Report Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up

UFOs are back in the news this week with the release of a long-awaited Pentagon report that was designed to address public interest in the topic. What Should Fans Take Away from Imaginary? UFOs (or, rather, UAP, as they’re now known), were injected back into public consciousness last year thanks largely to a former high-ranking … Read more

Trump posts $91.6 million bond, appeals E. Jean Carroll verdict

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after attending the E. Jean Carroll second civil trial in New York City on Jan. 17, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a civil defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and posted a $91.6 million bond as … Read more

Canada will restore funding to UNRWA, the embattled UN agency in Gaza

TORONTO — Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency, known as UNRWA, lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations against some of its staffers in Gaza. Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payments. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International … Read more

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to host a peace summit with Russia during a visit from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan, who has repeatedly discussed brokering a peace deal, said at a news conference … Read more

Facing historic shifts, Latin American women to bathe streets in purple on International Women’s Day

MEXICO CITY — Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple on Friday in commemoration of International Women’s Day at a time when gender rights advocates in the region face both historic steps forward and major setbacks. Following decades of activism and campaigning by feminist groups, access to things like abortion has … Read more

Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, laws and its ruling theocracy, a U.N. fact-finding mission said Friday. The stark pronouncement came in a wide-ranging initial report submitted … Read more

Ray Dalio at Eras Tour, says Taylor Swift should be president

Combination showing Taylor Swift (L) and Ray Dalio. Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R) Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Singapore, and posted a selfie from the packed venue along with a caption explaining why he thought the megastar should be the next president of the United States. “@TaylorSwift for … Read more

A top EU official says a ship is preparing to leave for Gaza as test of new humanitarian corridor

LARNACA, Cyprus — A ship was preparing Friday to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza with humanitarian aid, the European Commission president said, as international donors launch a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory facing widespread hunger and shortages of essential supplies after five months of war. The vessel, belonging to Spain’s Open Arms, … Read more