Global measles cases jumped by 18 per cent in a year to an estimated nine million, and deaths rose to 136,000 — mostly among children — the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a joint statement on Thursday.
A jury on Thursday convicted the Canadian man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home last year, seeking to hold her hostage, and attacked her husband with a hammer. He was convicted of federal charges of attempted kidnapping and assault.
Judges at the World Court on Thursday ordered Syria to take steps to prevent torture as part of emergency measures in a case against Damascus brought before the top United Natons tribunal by the Netherlands and Canada.
Workers at hundreds of Starbucks stores began walking off their jobs during a key promotional event on Thursday, demanding improved staffing and schedules, the Workers United said on social media platform X.
Chinese President Xi Jinping signalled Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples."
