Mexican newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Sinaloa state capital

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Assailants fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern Mexico state of Sinaloa, the media outlet said Friday. The newspaper is based in the state capital, Culiacan, where rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel have...

Lebanese Red Cross says at least 18 killed in an Israeli strike in northern Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Red Cross says at least 18 killed in an Israeli strike in northern Lebanon.

Red Cross staff members killed in Ukraine as country warned of severe winter health crisis

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The World Health Organization issued a stark warning on Thursday about a potential health crisis in Ukraine as the country faces its third winter of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The warning came as three Red Cross staff members were killed by...

Floods in Yemen kill at least 33 people, damage more than 200 homes

CAIRO (AP) — Floods that swept through a district in northern Yemen this week have killed at least 33 people and damaged more than 200 houses, a local official said. Heavy rains that began Tuesday as part of Yemen’s monsoon season have caused major flooding and unleashed...

The Geneva Conventions — the world's rules of war — are 75 years old and ignored nearly everywhere

GENEVA (AP) — At its 75th anniversary, the world's best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — from Gaza to Syria to Ukraine to Myanmar and beyond — and its defenders are calling for a new commitment to international...

Ready Capital: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Ready Capital Corporation (RC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $36 million in its second quarter. The New York-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued...