MEXICO CITY—As many as eight young workers were confirmed dead Tuesday in Mexico after they apparently tried to quit jobs at a call center operated by a violent drug cartel that targeted Americans in a real estate scam. U.S. and Mexican officials confirmed the brutal story that unfolded late last month when relatives of the…

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. A merchant banker. A failing dairy farmer. A refugee from communist China. One risked his savings. One risked his farm. One risked his life. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List“. – Feature Films:…

BERLIN—The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc’s plans for a climate-friendly future. Germany is on course to switch off its remaining three nuclear power plants at the end of this year and phase out coal…

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone on Friday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said Macron’s office, during which Johnson had told Macron that Britain wanted to restore its cooperation with France. The leaders agreed to keep talking about issues such as the Northern Ireland Protocol, a statement from Johnson’s office said. The…

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has defended his handling of the Afghanistan crisis, saying that a now controversial phone call to his Afghan counterpart had been prevented by the “rapidly deteriorating situation.” Raab has come under pressure from the Labour party after it emerged that he was on holiday in Crete before and during the fall of…

A toddler found an unsecured, loaded handgun inside an apartment and fatally shot a woman while she was on a work-related video call, police in central Florida said. According to news outlets, the woman was the mother of the toddler who shot her in the head Wednesday. Someone on the video call dialed 911 after…

President Joe Biden spoke to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Feb. 10 about China’s unfair economic practices, the crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and assertive actions in the Indo-Pacific region, including toward Taiwan. Biden and Xi have had a long relationship dating back years. But Wednesday marked the first time Biden…

Nearly 100 Democratic House members signed onto a resolution to censure President Donald Trump after his phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger where Trump discussed alleged election fraud and put pressure on Raffensberger, although some—including Trump’s campaign—have said the excerpts of the phone call were taken entirely out of context. Rep. Hank…