Ukraine fought off a fresh Russian assault on the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut, its leaders said Saturday, as it endured a fresh wave of shelling in the disputed Donetsk region.. Russia unleashed a fresh wave of bombardment across the eastern front lines Saturday morning.
Conditions inside a huge new mega-prison designed to house 40,000 alleged gang members in El Salvador will be particularly severe, according to accounts from a visiting team of AFP journalists.. An AFP team visited the sprawling complex late Friday into early Saturday, along with other journalists.
Thousands of motorcyclists on Saturday roared 140 miles across Guatemala in a rolling procession to venerate a religious crucifix, the Black Christ of Esquipulas.. The Black Christ of Esquipulas has been venerated for more than four centuries by the Catholic faithful, and its home is in the basilica in Esquipulas.
A Roman Catholic cardinal voiced dismay Saturday that the nation's Congress again declined to advance elections to defuse Peru's political crisis.. For the fourth time in a week, legislators rejected a bill on advancing elections, blocking further debate on procedural technicalities.
A US fighter jet on Saturday shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, the Pentagon said, over what it called Beijing's "unacceptable violation" of US sovereignty.. US media reported early Saturday that the balloon was spotted over both North and South Carolina.
Cuba has warned drivers of state-owned cars to pick up people at bus stops or face prosecution, as Havana faces painful shortages of diesel fuel, authorities said this week.. In case state cars don't stop as directed, "the violation will be considered a serious offense," he warned.
East African leaders issued a fresh call Saturday for armed groups in eastern DR Congo to lay down their arms and withdraw, at a summit called to find ways of calming the raging conflict.. The heads of state called for an "immediate ceasefire by all parties" and the withdrawal of all armed groups, including foreign, in a statement issued after the summit said.
The death toll in forest fires raging through southern Chile has risen overnight to 16, officials said Saturday.. That raised the number of deaths by three from the toll announced late Friday.
President Joe Biden promised "to take care" of a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States, an incident that further strained ties with Beijing.. Another suspected Chinese spy balloon was seen over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday, without providing specifics as to its location.
He used to preside over Latin America's largest country and its 214 million people.. "Many people are still shaken by what happened in the elections....
