India announces 6-week general elections starting April 19 with Modi's BJP...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Saturday announced its 6-week-long general elections will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist...
View ArticleWales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh...
LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, the son of a Welsh...
View ArticleRussia says Ukrainian shelling killed 2 in a border city while it thwarted an...
Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people, officials said Saturday, while Russia claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border. Saturday’s attacks...
View ArticleCease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume Sunday in Qatar
CAIRO (AP) — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials. The talks...
View ArticleRussians cast ballots on Day 2 of an election preordained to extend President...
Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing...
View ArticleA suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate near a ship early Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on...
View ArticleUkraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia's...
Ukraine launched a massive new wave of drone attacks on Russia Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six...
View ArticleNetanyahu rails against US criticism and says Israel won't stop until 'total...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from the United States against his leadership amid the devasting war with Hamas, saying the...
View ArticleWales' first Black leader is a testament to Britain's political diversity,...
LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething's election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man. It’s a striking moment in a...
View ArticleEuropean Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns...
CAIRO (AP) — The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries...
View ArticleGermans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi...
BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in...
View ArticleNorth Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military...
View ArticleSouth Korean defense chief says North Korea has supplied 7,000 containers of...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s...
View ArticleIndia's multi-phase election will stretch over 44 days. Here's why it takes...
NEW DELHI (AP) — From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in general elections. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in...
View ArticleHow Russia's grab of Crimea 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising...
A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond-shaped...
View ArticleWith the election behind him, Putin says Russian forces aim to set up a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans to create a buffer zone along the...
View ArticleThe Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is...
Israeli forces launched another raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base, while the U.N. food agency warned that “famine is imminent” in northern...
View ArticlePakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan,...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, the foreign ministry said. The Afghan Taliban said...
View ArticlePutin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown...
President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free...
View ArticleIn a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting
ERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African nation the first country...
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