Christian Pulisic forced to leave USMNT's friendly vs. Australia

Christian Pulisic was forced to leave Tuesday's U.S. men's national team friendly against Australia early with an injury. The USMNT won the match, 2-1, but the victory was soured by losing the team's captain and star player in the first half....

Ecuador escalates military deployment after 13 soldiers injured in violent protests

BOGOTA, Colombia Clashes between the military and demonstrators in the town of Otavalo in northern Ecuador left 13 soldiers injured on a day of escalating protests against a decision by President Daniel Noboa to raise diesel prices. The Armed...

Christian Pulisic exits march against Australia with injury in USMNT worry

American soccer star Christian Pulisic exited Tuesday night’s U.S. Men’s National Team friendly against Australia with an apparent injury after being fouled from behind in the 26th minute. The injury occurred after defender Jason Geria fouled...

Christian Pulisic Named Player of the Month for September

MILAN, Italy — Christian Pulisic has been named Serie A‘s Player of the Month for September 2025 after a standout performance for AC Milan. The 27-year-old forward scored three goals and provided two assists in just 147 minutes of play, helping...

Christian Pulisic leaves US friendly against Australia because of apparent hamstring injury

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Christian Pulisic left the United States' 2-1 win over Australia midway through the first half on Tuesday night with what American coach Mauricio Pochettino said appeared to be a hamstring injury. Pulisic, the top U.S....

Christian Pulisic exits U.S. friendly in first half

U.S. men’s national team star forward Christian Pulisic left the team’s friendly against Australia with a possible injury in the 31st minute on Tuesday in Commerce City, Colo. Australian defender Jason Geria clipped him on the heel from behind as...

Investigation after pickup truck explodes on busy street in Ecuador

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Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth Wraps Up 12th Edition

The curtain has fallen on the 12th edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF), held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and...

Tila unveiled as official Mascot of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025

As excitement builds ahead of the curtain-raiser at this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the tournament’s elegant and powerful mascot, Tila, has been unveiled. The highlight event, which will be the first FIFA women’s competition to be held in...

14 people killed, with victims showing "signs of torture" in Ecuador

Ecuador on Monday reported two attacks that left 14 people dead and 17 wounded, with some of the victims showing signs of torture. The South American nation is a point of departure for cocaine shipments to the United States and Europe, and a hub...

Tanzania’s $2.8m grant sparks youth enterprise shift

DAR ES SALAAM: THE country’s youth entrepreneurship agenda has received a major lift through a 2.8 million US dollars grant under the international u’GOOD Programme, in a notable shift toward data-led policy making. The five-year initiative,...

Indigenous Nations Across the Americas Defy Centuries of Erasure

All Videos by Indigenous Revolution. For centuries, colonial narratives portrayed Indigenous peoples of the Americas as extinct or assimilated. Yet from the Inuit in the Arctic to the Quechua in the Andes, from the Taíno in the Caribbean to the...

Christian Pulisic might be available and Antonee Robinson ruled out for US-Australia friendly

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Christian Pulisic may be available for the United States' friendly against Australia on Tuesday night but Antonee Robinson won't play because of pain in his surgically repaired right knee. Bothered by a sore ankle,...

Ecuador: The Andean reinvention of cumbia

Celebration of San Juanes in Cotacachi, province of Imbabura, Ecuador on July 1, 2024. The Cumbia Andina is a mixture of Indigenous rhythms from the north of the country, such as San Juanitos, played and danced to during the celebrations, and...

Ecuador: La reinvención andina de la cumbia

Celebración de San Juanes en Cotacachi, provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador, el 1 de julio de 2024. La cumbia andina es una mezcla de ritmos indígenas del norte del país, como los sanjuanitos, interpretados y bailados durante las festividades, y la...

Ecuador Enters 4th Week of Protests Against President Noboa

The sign reads, “We are not terrorists”, Oct. 12, 2025. Quito, Ecuador. X/ @HelmutKramer October 13, 2025 Hour: 12:07 pm On Monday, Ecuador entered its fourth consecutive week of demonstrations led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities...

Ecuador: Young people undertake mission to reach Indigenous communities

Idente missionaries have been walking alongside students and families in Andean and Amazonian villages for over 21 years, an experience that began as a response to the wounds of local communities and that has become an opportunity for encounter,...

USMNT star Christian Pulisic expected to play vs. Australia in key friendly

COMMERCE CITY, Colorado — U.S. star Christian Pulisic trained Monday with the national team and is available for selection for Tuesday’s friendly against Australia. Coach Mauricio Pochettino told the English-language TNT broadcast last week that...

Ecuador enters fourth week of protests without signs of dialogue

Despite calls for talks from the Catholic Church, academia, and international organizations, the indigenous movement and the Executive do not seem to be close to an agreement to end the demonstrations. Since September 22, following the end of the...

Finally, an ‘Ecotourism’ Destination That Truly Is One: Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador

Aerial view of the Napo Wildlife Center. Photo by Jill Singer One morning in late December, my husband and I found ourselves speeding in a motorboat down the Napo River, a major tributary of the Amazon. We had just left Coca in eastern Ecuador,...