Today’s Lead News Stories

Two pesticides which have been banned from farming were found where dogs had been swimming at the beloved London park

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

President José Ramos-Horta says ‘small countries in the periphery’ are the ones that suffer most from global power tensions.

Colombia's National Electoral Council investigates financial misconduct allegations against President Gustavo Petro's 2022 campaign, raising questions on p...

Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been banned from returning to France where he made his home for several years before he was ordered to leave in 2023, France's Interior Minister announced Tuesday.

Gov. Tim Walz and VP Kamala Harris advocate for abolishing the Electoral College to ensure fair presidential elections. Debate continues on electoral reform.

To support the Chiefs, the young fan "wore Native American headdress, painted his face black and red, and donned a Chiefs jersey"; Deadspin said this was "black face" and showed "hate" towards "Black people and the Native Americans."

More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate as the monster storm is due to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area

Gas stations in Florida are facing fuel shortages as Hurricane Milton approaches, prompting authorities to work on replenishing supplies and ensuring a smo...

Governor DeSantis warns Florida residents to prepare for Hurricane Milton's statewide impact and stay vigilant as the storm approaches.

The Dominican Republic has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week alone, fulfilling a pledge that it will do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles to handle the influx, besieged by poverty and gang violence