North Korea retests underwater nuclear drone

A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the test of North Korea's underwater nuclear attack drone, in the waters off the coast of Riwon County, North Korea, 21 March 2023 (issued 24 March 2023). EFE-EPA FILE/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Seoul, Mar 28 (EFE).- The North Korean regime has once again tested its underwater drone with the capacity to generate nuclear tsunamis, state media reported Tuesday amid repeated weapons tests by Pyongyang and large-scale military drills that Seoul and Washington are carrying out in the south of the peninsula. The test of this torpedo was … Read more

Grand jury in hush money case against Trump resumes deliberations

People walk outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York while the grand jury examines the case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly making a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels using campaign funds. EFE/EPA/Peter Foley

New York, Mar 27 (EFE).- The grand jury tasked with examining the charges against former President Donald Trump – regarding the Manhattan District Attorney’s probe into his alleged 2016 payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about their supposed affair – resumed its deliberations on Monday without any indication … Read more

Police identify shooter in Nashville school massacre

A photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department that shows the private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, where a female shooter on 27 March 2023 reportedly killed six people, including three children, before being gunned down by police. EFE/Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Washington, Mar 27 (EFE).- At least seven people – three children, three adults and a female suspect – died Monday in a school shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, local authorities said. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said the incident began when an armed woman entered the Covenant School via … Read more

Pavard lifts to narrow win over Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifying

's players celebrate after right back Benjamin Pavard scored on a long-range strike early in the second half of their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Ireland at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.  won 1-0. EFE/EPA/Lorraine O'Sullivan

Sports Desk, Mar 27 (EFE).- A powerful long-range strike early in the second half by right back Benjamin Pavard was all the scoring visiting needed in a 1-0 victory Monday night over Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifying. Three days after pummeling the Netherlands 4-0 at Stade de , Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe and … Read more

Netanyahu delays controversial justice reforms after huge protests in Israel

Jerusalem, Mar 27 (EFE).- The Israeli government has agreed to delay a planned overhaul of the justice system, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, after a day of massive protests and strikes. The right-wing coalition government’s controversial reforms have triggered the largest protests in Israel’s history, with tens of thousands of people, including opposition leader … Read more

Southeast US remains on maximum alert for torrential storms, tornadoes

A house and car were destroyed after a tornado struck in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, US, 26 March 2023. EFE-EPA/CHRIS TODD

Washington, Mar 26 (EFE).- The United States on Sunday maintained the highest alert for torrential storms and tornadoes for several states in the southeast and south, including Mississippi, which was hit two days earlier by a powerful storm and tornado that claimed 25 lives. The National Weather Service said Sunday evening that it had issued … Read more

North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul

People watch the news at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 24 March 2023. EFE-EPA FILE/JEON HEON-KYUN

Seoul, Mar 27 (EFE).- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday in a new response to the military drills Seoul and Washington are carrying out in the south of the Korean Peninsula. The South Korean t Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launches from Chunghwa county area … Read more

At least 19 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia

Sub-Saharan African migrants sit in tents outside the headquarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to demand their evacuation to their country of origin in Tunis, Tunisia, 22 March 2023.EFE/EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

Tunis, Mar 26 (EFE).- At least 19 sub-Saharan migrants died when their boat sank off the Tunisian coast of Mahdia on Sunday, the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights (FTDES) confirmed. This is the third deadly shipwreck in the past 72 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 24, with 62 missing and … Read more

Trump attacks US justice system ahead of possible indictment

Former US President Donald Trump points to the crowd during his Make America Great Again Rally at the Waco Regional Airport Center in Waco, Texas, USA, 25 March 2023. EFE/EPA/ADAM DAVIS

Washington DC, Mar 25 (EFE).- Former President of the United States, Donald Trump (2017-2021), sought to discredit the justice system during a rally in Waco, Texas, ahead of a possible indictment in New York over the payment of hush money to the porn actress Stormy Daniels. Addressing a crowd before the Waco Regional Airport, Trump … Read more

Sánchez brings together Ibero-American progressives to advance social justice

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI participate in the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, in Santo Domingo on Mar. 25, 2023. EFE/Pool Cumbre -EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING NEWS (MANDATORY CREDIT)-

Santo Domingo, Mar 25 (EFE).- Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez intends to ensure that the voice of progressive Ibero-American leaders gain weight in the face of global challenges and advance social justice. That is the objective of the meetings called by Socialist International in Santo Domingo on the margins of the Ibero-American Summit. As president … Read more

Honduras officially cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Xiomara Castro speaks after being sworn in as the new president of Honduras at the Tiburcio Varias Andino National Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Jan. 27, 2022. EFE FILE/Bienvenido Velasco

Tegucigalpa, Mar 25 (EFE).- Honduras officially cut ties with Taiwan on Saturday, ending a relationship it had held with Taipei since 1941, in favor of establishing a diplomatic relationship with China. Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina said in a statement that the government “has communicated to Taiwan the decision to break diplomatic relations.” The announcement … Read more