Blog Verité

by Alice Philipson and Lam Nguyen Vietnam’s parliament approved plans on Wednesday for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier.

LONDON — Vatican officials said late Tuesday that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery. The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. On Monday, doctors said he had

Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro has been bogged down in legal woes since leaving office, and is now facing a possible high-profile trial while trying to pave a path back to power. Bolsonaro, 69, was on Tuesday formally charged

Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.

A measles outbreak in West Texas has sparked concern as cases have more than doubled since last week. And, China seeks to support pro-democracy groups in the U.S. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)

by John HADOULIS Ilias Roussos will never forget the day he was driven from his native island of Santorini with thousands of others by a quake barrage that shows little sign of slowing down after three weeks. “Three of my

EU countries on Wednesday agreed a new round of sanctions on Russia, diplomats said, as the bloc looks to keep up pressure in the face of U.S. talks with Russia. The wide-ranging package — which includes a ban on imports

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz will face off in a final head-to-head debate Wednesday, four days before the election, in a campaign overshadowed by the rise of the far right. Immigration and security, the hot-button topics

Plus, an asteroid alert (for 2032).

FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings  NPR She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired  NPR A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far  Yahoo Fired