Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising...
View ArticlePlane believed to be carrying Norway's king departs Malaysia, a day after he...
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — An airplane believed to be carrying Norway’s King Harald departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was...
View ArticleWhat to watch for as China's major political meeting of the year gets underway
BEIJING (AP) — One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China's legislature gets underway this week: the economy. The National People's Congress annual meeting, which opens Tuesday, is being...
View ArticleDeath toll rises from Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city, as China's...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll rose to 10 on Sunday from a Russian drone strike that destroyed an apartment block in Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa the previous day when a local official...
View ArticleMalaysia may renew the search for MH370 a decade after the flight disappeared
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials said Sunday they may renew the hunt for MH370, after a U.S. company that tried to find the plane in 2018 proposed a fresh search in the southern...
View ArticleNewly enlarged NATO starts drill in Finland, Norway and Sweden in defense of...
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO will kick off an exercise on Monday to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting nearly two weeks in...
View ArticleHard-liners dominate Iran parliamentary vote that saw boycott calls and...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian hard-line politicians dominated the country's vote for parliament, results released Monday showed, maintaining their hold on the legislature in a vote that...
View ArticleThai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling...
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, on charges of mishandling funds for a government project in 2013, the latest legal...
View ArticleUN rights chief urges end to 'repression' of independent voices in Russia...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief called Monday for a quick end to the “repression of independent voices” in Russia and expressed concerns about the “persecution" of opposition leader Alexei...
View ArticleChina in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news...
BEIJING (AP) — China's government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the rare times a top Chinese leader took questions from journalists. Lou...
View ArticleMoscow summons German ambassador following leaked tape on supporting Ukraine
Moscow summoned Germany’s ambassador to Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday, local media reported, days after the release of an audio recording on social media purporting to show German officers...
View ArticleChina seeks ways to revive slowing economy and salvage property market as...
BEIJING (AP) — It's clear that China’s efforts to build confidence in its slowing economy will top the agenda of its ceremonial national legislature, which convenes Tuesday in Beijing. What remains...
View ArticleFrench lawmakers gather for a historic vote that will make abortion a...
A bill to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French constitution goes to a historic vote on Monday, as lawmakers gather for a joint session of parliament at the Palace of Versailles. The...
View ArticleThe Latest | Israeli Cabinet member meets US officials as cease-fire talks...
A top member of Israel's wartime Cabinet is meeting with U.S. officials in Washington while talks are underway in Egypt to broker a cease-fire in Gaza before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins...
View ArticleThousands of Belarusians convicted on politically driven charges in sweeping...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent, the country's...
View ArticleWhat you should know from the opening of China's legislature
BEIJING (AP) — China's Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the world's second largest economy, at one of the country's most important...
View ArticleSingapore's prime minister says a South China Sea code of conduct will take time
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Southeast Asian countries’ quest to reach agreement with China on a code of conduct in the contested South China Sea will take time, with difficult issues yet to be...
View ArticleChina raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional...
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan ($222 billion), roughly...
View ArticleUkraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces continue to take aim at targets deep behind the war’s...
View ArticleGang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The woman in the Instagram video appeared shaken. Her face was swollen and bruised. Sitting beside her husband, she began recounting her ordeal. “Something happened to us that we...
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