In early February 2026, Barrick Mining resolved a long-running dispute with the Government of Mali over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex, securing a 10‑year extension to the Loulo mining permit and the ...

Baja California recorded more than 72 million border crossings in 2025, including 68 million through official state checkpoints, according to the state’s tourism secretary. Miguel Ángel Badiola ...

After weeks of paralysis triggered by a fuel blockade imposed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), life is cautiously returning to Bamako. Petrol stations are reopening, traffic is building ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BAMAKO, Mali — The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger declared Tuesday that the launch of a joint ...

Law enforcement officials in Baja California said on Thursday that they had obtained a conviction in the case of three men with San Diego connections who were killed execution-style while on a camping ...

English poet George Herbert saw this coming almost 400 years ago: For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being ...

Mexican authorities are searching for a popular YouTuber from San Diego who was reported missing after fishing off the coast of Baja California on Tuesday. “He’s an adventurer. He pushes the envelope.

Taco Bell has turned one of its most iconic sodas into a dessert, and it is making waves online. The new Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie is a limited-edition dessert that transforms the soda’s signature ...

Taco Bell has released the limited-edition Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie. The dessert is described as a creamy, key lime-style pie with a graham cracker crust. The pie is sold whole for $19.99 at ...