During the May Day holiday period, tourism demand saw a significant surge, with a sharp increase in bookings for hotels, flights and tours. Hotel bookings… Read More »Int’l standard issued for online travel

India fired missiles at multiple locations in Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday — killing at least eight people including a child according to Pakistan’s military spokesperson, which that… Read More »India’s strikes in Pakistan-controlled territory kill at least 8 people, authorities say | CBC News

As the sun set over Lake Turkana, a mother sobbed and threw flowers into the greenish-blue water to remember her teenage daughter who had drowned… Read More »Mourning Eritrean mother’s anger at Kenyan migrant smugglers over Lake Turkana drowning

Helicopters were back in the sky Tuesday as upward of 150 searchers scoured the wooded areas below for two children who are believed to have wandered… Read More »‘Nobody is giving up yet’: N.S. crews spend 5th day searching for missing children | CBC News

A senior Hamas official has said the armed group is not interested in further talks on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal while… Read More »Hamas says ‘no point’ to talks as Israel plans expanded Gaza offensive

Jerusalem CNN  —  Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, cuts an unmistakable figure in the dark corridors of the ancient, stone patriarchate in… Read More »Why Pizzaballa, Jerusalem’s first cardinal and an advocate for peace, could be a long-shot contender for pope – Egypt Independent

The United States is undermining global trust in the dollar and risking the currency’s decades-long primacy, potentially causing a fragmentation of the international monetary system,… Read More »U.S. policies risk dollar status, global financial order