BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A Paraguayan government official was replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru's fictional country, who also appear to have duped several local officials in the South American country. The revelation sparked a scandal — and lots of social media
BATU PALANO, Indonesia — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing. More than 50 climbers were rescued after the initial eruption Sunday, and
POCONE, BRAZIL — Firefighters in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that "it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region." They spoke too soon. In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by unusually dry and
SALT LAKE CITY — Javier Milei is the new president of Argentina, winning 56% of the vote against Sergio Massa, the nation's previous economy minister, Sunday night. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, expressed his support of the newly elected Argentinian president. In an X post he wrote, "It's a glorious thing to see people choose liberty
LONDON — One of the world's largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. But it became stuck to the ocean floor and had remained for many years
NANTUCKET, Mass. — A 4-year-old American girl captured after seeing her parents slain by Hamas fighters who stormed southern Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7 was among 17 hostages released Sunday as part of an Israeli-Hamas prisoner exchange, President Joe Biden said. Abigail Edan, who turned 4 while in captivity, became the third person with
BEIJING — For nearly 10 years, Jiang Hui has been searching for answers as to why the plane carrying his 70-year-old mother back from vacation in Malaysia vanished without trace. Jiang's mother, Jiang Cuiyun, was one of 239 people on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 when it deviated from its scheduled path from Kuala Lumpur
SEOUL — North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies. Officials in South Korea and Japan, which first reported the launch, said they could not immediately verify whether a satellite
TEL AVIV — Israel's government and Hamas on Wednesday agreed to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Officials from Qatar, which has been mediating negotiations, as well as
