Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads

Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a vote as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll.

With less than two months remaining in the 2026 hurricane season , the potential for a ninth named tropical storm in the Atlantic basin is brewing in the southern Gulf. Since the Atlantic's season began on June 1, it has only seen eight named storms this year, while El Niño continues to bring a more active season in the Pacific. The season ends Nov. 30. Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Gulf on Tuesday. As the storm brews over the warmer waters off Mexico, it's expected to become a tropical storm by early Wednesday and a hurricane on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Three years before California realtor Wanying "Heather" Zhang was arrested as an alleged Chinese agent , she showed up in San Francisco celebrating the visit of President Xi Jinping. Zhang was photographed in 2023 wearing a red cap and marching on the street alongside the leader of a Chinese American organization with deep ties to the Beijing government's foreign influence arm. Soon after the photo was taken, pro-Chinese Communist Party activists there began assaulting protesters of Xi's authoritarian regime — though there is no evidence Zhang was involved in any attacks.

As Angelenos bemoan ‘sad situation’, those in San Diego say remark a ‘disservice’ to town with multiple naval bases Donald Trump’s extraordinary implication that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked condemnation across the political spectrum. As residents of the two major west coast cities awoke on Tuesday to another sweltering day in a record-breaking heatwave, the president’s comments sent blood boiling even higher. Jessica, a 28-year-old Los Angeles hair stylist, was scrolling through social media early on Tuesday morning and…