Palau's president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing weaponized tourism to the Pacific archipelago of Palau over its allegiance to Taiwan and its accusations that China was behind a major cyberattack there,...
View ArticleEvacuation ordered in northern Japan, flights and trains canceled in Tokyo as...
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean. Flights and...
View ArticleThaksin's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra is elected Thailand's prime minister
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister Friday, continuing the legacy of the political dynasty that began with her father Thaksin Shinawatra, one of...
View ArticleSouthern African leaders meet amid mpox concerns and a political crackdown in...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders will meet in Zimbabwe on Saturday for a scheduled summit of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community that may discuss the rising issue of mpox...
View ArticleIndia to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India on Friday announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
View ArticleUkrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Friday urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has...
View ArticleSettler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
JIT, West Bank (AP) — Israeli leaders on Friday roundly condemned a deadly settler rampage in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a rare Israeli denunciation of the settler violence growing more common...
View ArticleTeens accused in London court of 'extreme right-wing mindset' and discussing...
LONDON (AP) — Two teenagers were accused in a London courtroom Friday of having an “extreme right-wing mindset” and discussing plans to carry out terrorism. Rex Clark, 18, and Sofija Vinogradova, 19,...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day...
Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. In a statement Friday, the United...
View ArticleUS official says Mideast mediators are preparing to implement cease-fire deal...
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. official said Friday that mediators are preparing to implement a Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war before a final agreement is set. The...
View Article20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north central region, police said Friday. The students were...
View ArticleGold medal boxer Imane Khelif hailed upon return to Algeria
TIARET, Algeria (AP) — With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown on Friday, Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped...
View ArticleRussian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's...
Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine Saturday even as Ukrainian forces pushed into Russia’s Kursk border region. A Russian missile sparked a blaze in the city of Sumy that injured two people and also...
View ArticleAn Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 10 and triggers response from Hezbollah as...
NABATIEH, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The strike on Wadi al-Kfour in Nabatieh...
View ArticleIndonesia's new capital isn't ready yet. The president is celebrating...
PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on...
View ArticleSudan's paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central...
CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from Sudan's paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, authorities and residents...
View Article6-year-old girl killed in dance class in northwest England is mourned at...
LONDON (AP) — The youngest of three girls killed when a teen went on a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class was mourned Saturday in a private funeral. Bebe King, 6, was the second of...
View ArticleFire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van...
LONDON (AP) — Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were unharmed Saturday after firefighters worked to douse a blaze that broke out in the roof of Somerset House, a large central...
View ArticleHurricane Ernesto moves through Bermuda as a category 1 storm
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents continued to hunker down. The hurricane is now exhibiting a large...
View ArticleAn Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israel airstrike in Gaza killed at least 18 people, all from the same family, on Saturday, hours after mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal...
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