US officials say pact with strategically key Pacific island nations...
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of...
View ArticleBlinken underscores 'ironclad' support for the Philippines as it clashes with...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after...
View ArticleUS defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled...
View ArticleHow will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong...
HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong passed a new national security law, the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine...
View ArticleSex trade to slavery: A UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits...
GENEVA (AP) — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame for...
View ArticleA newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor...
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife Catherine have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home, The Sun newspaper reported — the first footage of Kate since she had abdominal surgery for...
View ArticleRussia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region targeted...
A Russian border region plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from the area because it is being continuously shelled from the Ukrainian side, an official said Tuesday. Kyiv’s forces have increasingly...
View ArticleBrazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the...
View ArticleHong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve second law that gives government more...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping...
View ArticleUN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat,...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of...
View ArticleDuring the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will soon celebrate Purim — one of their...
Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the...
View ArticleAfghanistan's school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The school year in Afghanistan started Wednesday but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions...
View ArticleNo bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi...
BANGKOK (AP) — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction Wednesday of the family home of Myanmar's imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for...
View ArticleThe EU's new import deal would support Ukraine while protecting the bloc's...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers agreed Wednesday to renew Ukraine’s import rates, which have been in place since shortly after Russia invaded, while adding protective measures for...
View ArticleThe first woman to run for president in years in Senegal is inspiring hope
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may have little to no chance of winning in Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence is helping to advance a decadeslong...
View ArticleA Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone...
A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan, authorities announced Wednesday, as Kyiv’s forces...
View ArticleVietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office...
View ArticleDutch court says the government must do more to rein in noise pollution at...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has systematically put the interests of the aviation sector above those of people who live near Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation...
View ArticleIrish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting for personal and...
LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country's first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he will step down within weeks once a successor is...
View ArticleDid UK hospital staff try to snoop on Princess Kate's medical records?...
LONDON (AP) — A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday it is looking into a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales ’ medical records while she was a...
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