The hippos are the descendants of four brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as he built a private zoo.

Taiwan’s opposition leader has returned from a trip to the Chinese mainland, where she pushed for cross-straight dialogue. But her diplomatic efforts could backfire on the democratic island, where a sense of local identity is growing.

Hezbollah's leader urged Lebanon on Monday to step down from scheduled direct talks with Israel set to take place in Washington, the first in decades. Naim Kassem made the remarks in a televised address on the eve of the scheduled meeting between Lebanon and Israel's ambassadors to the U.

Nearly 100 protesters were arrested after urging Schumer and Gillibrand to block bomb sales to Israel during a Manhattan protest.

President Trump is trying to choke off the country’s lifeline with a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But the Iranians are betting that his tolerance for political pain is limited.

Aluminum jumped to a four-year high in London, as US President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports threatened more disruptions to shipments from the Persian Gulf.

Pope Leo XIV began a 10-day Africa trip on April 13 where he is set to visit 11 cities and towns in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.

Dominic Frimpong was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, officials said Monday.