Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he...
JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization's director-general said the...
View ArticleCroatia's outspoken president is seeking reelection. He faces several...
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for reelection this weekend against an array...
View ArticleSouth Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further...
View ArticleChina sanctions 7 companies over US military assistance to Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China...
View ArticleNearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian...
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said. In a press release on Thursday, Mossa...
View ArticleWhat to know about South Korean acting President Han's impeachment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The impeachment of South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo Friday has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers...
View ArticleNATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage...
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday that the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked...
View ArticleThe year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson 's “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in...
View ArticleAzerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit...
Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon, citing...
View ArticleMiddle East latest: Israeli soldiers burn a hospital in Gaza
Israeli soldiers stormed and burned a hospital in isolated northern Gaza after forcibly removing staff and patients on Friday, Health Ministry officials said. The Israeli military said the hospital...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to leave, the U.N.'s top...
View ArticleAfghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes
Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes last week. Pakistan last Tuesday launched an operation to destroy a...
View ArticleFormer Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who instituted economic reforms,...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as...
View ArticleDrought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change....
View ArticlePutin apologizes for 'tragic incident' but stops short of saying Azerbaijani...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan...
View ArticleIsrael detains the director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning...
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's army detained the director of one of northern Gaza 's last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes elsewhere in the territory killed nine people, including...
View ArticleWhat is known about a plane crash in Kazakhstan after Putin apologized for a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed...
View Article2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin....
In 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip on power and sought to counter Russia's isolation from the West over the war in Ukraine. But he faced continuing challenges, with a deadly...
View ArticleCroatia holds a presidential election with the incumbent NATO and EU critic...
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for reelection in the Adriatic Sea state, but...
View ArticleTurkey's imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work with...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has said that he is willing to contribute to peace between Turks and Kurds, in a statement...
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