Iran war has made it harder to get medicines in Sudan

QOZ NAFISA, Sudan (AP) – It’s always been challenging for Abbas Awad to find medicines in his village outside Sudan ‘s capital. But since the war in Iran, it’s become harder. Prices have spiked and many pharmacies in the area are out of stock.

US stocks fall on shaky Wall Street as Brent oil touches $107

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally. The Dow Jones lost 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.9%. Stocks also took a hit after the price for a barrel of Brent crude briefly jumped above $107.

4 tickets to World Cup final are listed for more than $2 million

FIFA’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3 million each.

In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily

ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania (AP) – When NATO’s call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times.

Islamic militants kill 11 people in late night attack in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Borno (AP) – Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 11 people and leaving two critically injured, local officials said Wednesday. It was the latest violence in Africa’s most populous country that has long been battling a complex security crisis.

Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire

BEIRUT (AP) – Spread across a hillside of southern Lebanon, the tiny village of Beit Lif had been almost entirely flattened. Once home to a few thousand people, nearly every house had been reduced to piles of concrete by Israeli military demolitions.

Pope's visit might legitimize Equatorial Guinea's ruler

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Gutïn Bae Tongala, a 59-year-old cook from the tiny island of Annobon in Equatorial Guinea, is not happy about Pope Leo XIV’s visit to his homeland.

Top Asia Pacific Breaking News: Latest Updates

BANGKOK (AP) – China’s role as an unofficial mediator in the latest war in the Middle East is drawing attention across the world as it seeks to project the image of being a responsible global power while U.S. actions are straining its long-standing alliances.

US to send Afghans who helped with war from Qatar to third country

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort and relatives of U.S. service members stuck in Qatar to a third country, the U.S. government and some advocates said. Congo is an option, the advocates said.