Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damages in...
View ArticleThe fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Each leader...
View ArticleWhat's known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say the strategic partnership they signed in their summit in Pyongyang is a breakthrough, but what...
View ArticlePutin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia's...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to strengthen ties with longtime partner Vietnam on a state visit Thursday that comes as Moscow faces growing international isolation...
View ArticleNew Petrobras chief is sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday amid market concerns of increased government intervention in the company. President...
View ArticleNorth Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders at a Pyongyang summit requires both countries to use all available means to provide immediate...
View ArticleIllegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 with dozens hospitalized in...
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 34 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media reported on Thursday. The state's...
View ArticleMexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum began naming her Cabinet Thursday, presenting an even gender distribution, as well as a heavy presence from academia and her prior...
View ArticlePeace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests'...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the remote Tarahumara mountains and fatally shot two Jesuit priests....
View ArticleGuatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says he found a 'semi-destroyed...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General's Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central...
View ArticleAs France reels from the rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to the...
PARIS (AP) — The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France, and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of...
View ArticleThousands in Kenya demonstrate against proposed new taxes
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals by the administration of President William Ruto in its...
View ArticleShould young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Try saying “no” when a child asks for a smartphone. What comes after, parents everywhere can attest, begins with some variation of: “Everyone has one. Why can’t I?” But what if...
View ArticleNew Zealand's gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque attack, being revised...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government will overhaul the tighter gun laws introduced after a deadly mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago, because they put excessive...
View ArticleAn agricultural fire spreads through settlements in southeast Turkey leaving...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Five people were killed and dozens more required medical treatment after a fire that started with the burning of crop stubble spread through settlements in southeast Turkey...
View ArticleSouth Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to rise with vague threats and...
View ArticleEU nations agree to start membership negotiations next week with Ukraine and...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Friday to start membership negotiations with embattled Ukraine and Moldova, another step in the nations' long journey to move closer to the West and mute...
View ArticleRussia-North Korea pact could dent China's influence, but Beijing still holds...
BEIJING (AP) — With no obvious options, China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of power among...
View Article4 members of a billionaire family get prison in Switzerland for exploiting...
GENEVA (AP) — An Indian-born billionaire and three family members were sentenced to prison on Friday for exploiting domestic workers at their lakeside villa in Switzerland by seizing their passports,...
View ArticleThe Latest | Gaza's Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli...
At least 25 people were killed and another 50 wounded in attacks on tents for displaced Palestinians sheltering in southern Gaza, according to the territory’s Heath Ministry and emergency workers....
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