Elena Vasquez

France has issued red heatwave alerts for nearly half its regions as temperatures soar to record highs, prompting Parisians to seek relief in canals and raising urgent climate concerns.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a landmark trilateral framework agreement between the United States, Lebanon, and Israel, following months of direct diplomatic engagement that began in Washington in April.

Iran's oil exports surge after US sanctions waivers, but a $300 billion reconstruction fund and frozen asset relief hinge on Tehran meeting strict American conditions.

Dismissed US federal climate experts have relaunched a defunct government website to preserve and distribute critical climate data amid sweeping Trump administration cuts to publicly funded science.

Devastating earthquakes in Venezuela are putting pressure on the fragile U.S.-Venezuela rapprochement, forcing Washington to decide whether humanitarian rhetoric will translate into meaningful action.

A new autobiographical play in Nairobi confronts Kenya's escalating gender-based violence epidemic, using raw storytelling to empower survivors and demand systemic change.

A powerful earthquake has struck Venezuela, prompting the United States, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic to dispatch rescue teams and humanitarian assistance to the disaster-stricken capital of Caracas.

A Ukrainian strike on Crimea killed five people, Russian officials say, as Moscow expels Romania's consul general in a retaliatory diplomatic move amid ongoing conflict.

California wildfires rage uncontrolled, engaging hundreds of firefighters as seen from space. The environmental crisis impacts local and global perspectives.

Immunity granted to Trump's family against tax audits stirs controversy amid political outcry over the contentious 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'.

Conflict escalates in Lebanon as Israeli strikes lead to over 3,000 deaths, challenging existing ceasefire with Hezbollah.

G7 finance ministers aim to address economic disruption from Iran sanctions and escalating energy prices at their Paris summit.