Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War
The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife.
The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife.
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was appointed to lead the group after his predecessor, Gen. Hossein Salami, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Plus, the Dalai Lama’s succession.
To help shift the country away from its dependence on the United States, Canada’s prime minister plans to spend billions to revitalize its military and meet a NATO spending goal.
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.
Iranians turn to one another amid a dearth of official guidance.
Israel appears to have destroyed a refueling plane in Iran’s far east, satellite imagery and video shows.
The path to diplomacy appeared to narrow after officials called off talks that had been set for Sunday between Tehran and Washington on Iran’s nuclear program.
One pilot on the ill-fated Air India flight was planning to retire. His co-pilot’s career was just getting started. Their final flight lasted seconds.
The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are heading to a summit in Alberta in Western Canada on Sunday.