Top Iowa evangelical backs DeSantis over Trump in US presidential race
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be endorsed on Tuesday by an influential Iowa evangelical leader, Bob Vander Plaats, a much-needed boost for a presidential campaign still struggling to find momentum ahead of next year’s Republican nominating contests, according to two people familiar with the decision.
One dead, multiple others believed missing in Alaska landslide
At least one person has been killed and multiple others were believed to be missing in a major landslide along the principal roadway serving an island community in Southeast Alaska, state officials said on Tuesday.
US reviewing possible ‘terrorist’ designations for Houthis
The United States is reviewing “potential terrorist designations” for Yemen’s Houthi rebel group in response to its seizure of a cargo ship, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.
Israeli government debates deal for release of Gaza hostages, truce
Israel’s government met into the early hours of Wednesday to consider a deal for Palestinian Hamas militants to free some hostages in Gaza in exchange for a multi-day truce and the release of a greater number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
Nigeria lawmakers pass 2024-2026 budget framework with naira at 700 to dollar next year
Nigeria’s lower house of parliament passed the medium-term expenditure framework for 2024-2026 on Tuesday, a set of assumptions that will be used to prepare the country’s budget over the next three years.
Baby Anas, rescued from Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital, feels warmth of mother’s embrace
At first, the young mother couldn’t find her newborn son, Anas, among the 31 tiny babies who had just arrived in southern Gaza after being evacuated from Gaza City’s devastated Al Shifa Hospital. She hadn’t seen him for 45 days.
Deportation drive sparks ‘sense of panic’ among Afghan refugees in Pakistan: UNHCR
The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday expressed concern over widespread distress in large Afghan refugee communities across Pakistan where authorities are conducting searches to round up and expel undocumented foreigners.
WHO chief says an employee was killed in Gaza alongside family
The World Health Organization chief said on Tuesday that one of its employees had been killed in Gaza alongside her six-month-old baby, husband and two brothers.
Northeastern University ex-coach admits to duping women in nude photo scheme
A former track-and-field coach pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges involving a scheme to steal nude photos from the cellphones of female athletes and dupe young women into sending him such images.
Zambia’s troubled debt restructuring efforts
Zambia’s debt restructuring has been a complex, three-year process, which suffered a serious setback on Monday when bilateral creditors, including China, effectively ordered it secure more debt relief from international funds that hold its sovereign bonds.