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Arizona water shortage curbs some development

 Vietnam imprisons noodle vendor over a political joke
Colombia searches Amazon for children after plane crash

 Villagers evacuated from sliding mountain in Switzerland
Foes fire off accusations after explosions over Moscow

 Philippines and U.S. hold largest-ever military drill
Egypt, Saudi Arabia target dissidents in the U.S.

 Soccer Team shuts down in Tunisia as players all emigrate to Europe
Tennessee House ousts 2 Democratic lawmakers

 Vatican rejects ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonial rule
Young flee Albania to seek a new future in UK

 Russia’s leader faces arrest warrant
Rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia to renew ties after 7 years

 Belarus jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 10 years
Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia

 Russia accused of plot to topple Modova’s government
Tensions rise as deaths soar in Turkey earthquake

 New Hampshire sets a wind-chill record
Journalist deaths jump 50%, led by war-torn Ukraine

 Gangs rule much of Haiti as it loses its last elected leaders
United Arab Emirates picks oil boss to head climate summit

 World War II map starts a treasure hunt in the Netherlands
Sudan’s young archaeologists take charge

 Germany arrests 25 in plot to overthrow government
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts for first time in 38 years

 Qatar hosts the World Cup and controversy
Missile blast in Poland was accident, NATO says

 Chile’s first lady aims to eliminate her job
Truce signed after 2 years of civil war in Ethiopia

 Bird flies 8,435 miles non-stop from Alaska to Australia
Inflation triggers strikes across France

 Cough syrup tied to scores of child deaths in Gambia
1.8-million-year-old human tooth found in Georgia

 Dozens dead in Florida from Hurricane Ian
Iran protests spread after young woman’s death

 Cheetahs return to India after 70 years
5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike

 Political refugees strain Costa Rica
Pakistan flooding kills more than 1,000

 Tanzania is bringing the internet to Mount Kilimanjaro
Bartering increases in Argentina as inflation soars

 Nicaragua police investigate bishop critical of government
Hungary’s leader sparks outrage over ‘mixed race’ speech

 States face tough choices as Colorado River reservoirs run low
Wildfires spread as extreme heat grips Mediterranean

 Britain’s leader quits amid scandal and party revolt
Russia threatens Lithuania over blocking trains

 Deal ends ‘whiskey war’ over a tiny island near Greenland
Colombia’s frustrated voters to choose between ‘outsiders’

 Japan records big population decline as births fall
19 children and 2 teachers killed in Texas elementary school

 North Korea faces a coronavirus crisis
Migrant boat capsizes near Puerto Rico

 Spain spy chief admits hacking politicians’ phones
Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership

 Honduras ex-president faces drug charges in U.S.
UK to give some migrants a one-way ticket to Rwanda

 Peru official blasted after citing Hitler as a model
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis brings mass protests and resignations

 Prince William tells Jamaica of “profound sorrow” for slavery
Saharan dust turns skies orange over Europe

 Lost ship of Antarctic explorer found after 106 years
Taiwan’s residents worry they may be next after Ukraine

 What is the role of NATO?
Luxury cars go up in smoke near Portugal islands

 Ontario clears protesting truckers away from bridge
California team ‘visits’ its own stadium for Superbowl LVI

 California team ‘visits’ its own stadium for Super Bowl LVI
Thanks for aid but lower the war talk, Ukraine president asks

 China’s “zero-Covid” strategy targets hamsters
Australia deports unvaccinated tennis champ

 Russia leads troops into strife-torn Kazakhstan
Webb telescope heads for a special spot a million miles from Earth

 Kentucky hardest hit as tornadoes leave dozens dead
Suspect’s parents also charged in Michigan school shooting

 World scrambles to cope with coronavirus variant first seen in Botswana
Flooding strands thousands in British Columbia

 Austria orders lockdown for the unvaccinated
Tanker explosion kills scores in Sierra Leone

 Climate crisis brings world leaders to Scotland
Poaching tied to tuskless elephants in Mozambique

 5 killed by bow-and-arrow attack in Norway
Lebanon slips into darkness as electricity grid shuts down

 ‘Squid Game’ sparks talk about inequality in South Korea
Volcanic eruption rocks Canary Islands

 Faeroe Islands dolphin slaughter sparks debate over tradition
Pope Francis visiting impoverished Roma quarter in Slovakia

 Hungry monkeys raid homes on Bali in Indonesia
Persian Gulf first stop for many Afghan evacuees

 2 Pakistani children killed by bomb aimed at Chinese workers
Sicily reports highest temperature ever recorded in Europe

 Thousands flee wildfires in Greece and Turkey
First group of interpreters fleeing Afghanistan arrive in U.S.

 Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
Hunger and despair fuel rare protests in Cuba

 Gunmen kill the president of Haiti in his bedroom
Collapse of condominium tower stuns Florida

 Chocolate makers protected from lawsuit over child slavery in Ivory Coast
Nicaragua arrests opponents to president

 Did a ‘killer robot’ attack soldiers in Libya?
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