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ROME (AP) — U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Thursday that she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health.The 71-year-old American suffered a mild stroke in October 2025 and returned in early January to the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.It’s been 31 years since Ziba Mashkori left her home country of Iran, and for the first time in…

Published on 04/03/2026 – 9:14 GMT+1 Following US and Israeli strikes, this week Iran moved to block the Strait of Hormuz, the ultimate geopolitical chokepoint connecting the Persian Gulf to the open ocean. Let’s investigate the economic impact. Do you have a car? Twenty million barrels of oil squeeze through…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint operations Tuesday targeting suspected narco-terrorists in Ecuador, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.SOUTHCOM said it was taking “decisive action” against designated terrorist organizations, though it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.”On March 3, Ecuadorian…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The shooter responsible for Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin reportedly ran an X account where he unleashed numerous anti-Christian, antisemitic and other highly inflammatory comments, including slurs such as “fake jewish wh—” and “monkey looking b—-.”  Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen…

LISTEN | Company offers excursions for birders hoping to spot owls in Manitoba:The Weekend Morning Show (Manitoba)9:41BC company offers Manitoba bird-sighting tours for birders hoping to see owls.Eagle Eye Tours, a BC-based company offering international bird-watching trips, has five tours planned in Manitoba this winter … for owl-watching. CBC’s Bryce Hoye…

Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.New research using drug-checking results could provide an insight into why toxic drug death tolls have been on a…

Good morning from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn. As the conflict in the Middle East enters its fourth day, questions are mounting over the US and Israel’s endgame and the extent to which regional actors could be pulled in. The Israeli military launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday…

PRO-PALESTINE activists have defaced a statue of Sir Winston Churchill and branded him a “Zionist war criminal” in graffiti. The red paint scrawled on the Westminster statue also reads “Stop the genocide” and “Never again is now”. Other phrases included “Globalise the Intifada” and “Free Palestine”. The protesters reportedly wrote…

Estonian PM Kristen Michal told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot afford to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine, comparing his grip on power to “riding a bike”. While Michal said he does not claim to understand Putin, he believes the logic of dictatorship explains…

Morocco sentenced 18 Senegalese football fans last Thursday following disturbances at the Africa Cup of Nations final.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 25 Feb 202625 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoSenegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has followed his country’s football association in denouncing Morocco’s…