The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his failing health behind bars, hailing his courage in the face of an act of "cynical vengeance" by Moscow.. "I am obviously concerned," Evgenia Kara-Murza said in an interview with AFP. "His health indeed is failing."
Attempted illegal crossings of the southern US border have plunged since new policies to deal with undocumented migrants came into place last week, a US official said Wednesday.. The number of Venezuelan migrants had also plunged to 50 per day, after hitting 2,400 before the policy change.
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country.". Rescuers believe the children -- who in addition to the 11-month-old included a 13, 9, and 4 year old -- have been wandering through the jungle in the southern Caqueta department since the crash.
Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country.". Authorities have not indicated what caused the plane crash.
Canada called for foreign help Wednesday to combat wildfires burning out of control and spreading across vast swathes of the western half of the country.. Some 2,500 firefighters from across Canada backed by 400 military personnel have been deployed across Alberta to try to tame the wildfires, which have already burned more than half a million hectares of forests and grasslands and destroyed many homes and businesses.
More than 100 soldiers with sniffer dogs were searching for four missing indigenous children who were traveling in an airplane that crashed in the Colombian Amazon two weeks ago, killing three adults, the armed forces said on Wednesday.. Between Monday and Tuesday, soldiers found the bodies of the pilot and two adults who had been traveling from a jungle location to San Jose del Guaviare, one of the main cities in Colombia's Amazon rainforest.
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction. . The document was auctioned for the first time in more than 30 years and had a pre-sale estimate of between $30 million and $50 million. pdh/md
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend this week his first Arab League summit in 13 years, his foreign minister said Wednesday, signalling regional reintegration after more than a decade of war.. Following a preparatory meeting on Wednesday, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told reporters Assad would attend Friday's event in Jeddah in person.
Tariq Ramadan's lawyers pleaded Wednesday for the controversial Islamic scholar to be acquitted on the third and final day of his trial in Geneva on charges of rape and sexual coercion.. Ramadan, a charismatic yet controversial figure in European Islam, insists there was no sexual activity between him and Brigitte, saying he is the victim of a "trap".
A high-tech Patriot air defense system provided to Ukraine suffered damage but is still working, a US defense official said Wednesday.. "The Patriot system remains operational" and the damage -- caused by an unspecified projectile landing near it -- is still being assessed, the official told AFP. Ukraine repeatedly pushed for its supporters to provide the Patriot system to help shield against relentless Russian strikes targeting civilians and infrastructure, and the damaged battery is only one of two confirmed to have arrived in the country.
