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China Masses More Than 100 Vessels in Unannounced Taiwan Drills
TAIPEI - China massed more than 100 military and coast guard vessels around Taiwan and across the western Pacific during...
White House Confirms Trump-Xi-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to hold an u...
Iran Says Four Tankers Hit in Hormuz as Shipping Attacks Intensify
DUBAI - Iran's military said four oil tankers were hit by explosions in and around the Strait of Hormuz over two days, d...
Ukraine Claims Drone Strike on Russian Missile Ship Near NATO Waters
HELSINKI - Finland has confirmed that a Russian warship was struck in the Gulf of Finland, while Ukraine says it carried...
EU Prepares New Russia Sanctions Targeting 50 Banks and Shadow Fleet
BRUSSELS - European Union governments are preparing to impose a new round of sanctions on Russia that would target 50 ba...
Russia and Ukraine Hold First U.S.-Brokered Talks in Nine Months
ABU DHABI - Russian and Ukrainian delegations held nearly four hours of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the...
Aramco Tower Damaged as Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Missiles
RIYADH - Falling debris damaged a Saudi Aramco administrative tower in central Riyadh on Sunday after air defenses inter...
Six Killed in Krakow Mass Shooting as Poland Investigates Motive
KRAKOW - A gunman opened fire from a car in Krakow's historic Main Market Square on Saturday, killing six people and wou...
Bomb Threat Wave Targets European Flights and Broadcasters
DUBLIN - A widening wave of bomb threats targeted passenger flights and broadcasters across Europe on Friday, forcing ai...
More Than 600,000 March Across France for Higher Pay
PARIS - More than 600,000 people marched across France on Thursday to demand higher wages, stronger public services and ...
Indonesia Deploys 20,000 Troops as Wiretapping Crisis Shakes Government
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's military is deploying more than 20,000 personnel to Jakarta as authorities investigate ...
Russian Strikes on Ukraine Aid Site Kill at Least 31
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian airstrikes on a humanitarian aid distribution center and nearby shelter in southern Ukraine kill...
Thousands March in Delhi After 130 Million Names Leave Voter Rolls
NEW DELHI - Thousands of protesters marched in India's capital Sunday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commis...
Iran Strikes Exposed Gaps in U.S. Base Defenses, AP Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON - Iranian missile and drone attacks damaged early-warning systems before hitting aircraft, hangars and other ...
G20 Talks Open in Atlanta Without Group Photo as Russia Divide Widens
ATLANTA - Foreign ministers from the world's largest economies opened two days of talks in Atlanta on Friday without the...
U.S. and Japan Agree on Missile Facility as Indo-Pacific Tensions Rise
CEBU, Philippines - The United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to establish a final assembly and inspection facility i...
Nyala Market Strike Kills Civilians as Sudan's War Deepens
NYALA, Sudan - A drone strike hit a crowded market in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, on Monday evening, killing civ...
Spain Mourns 68 Killed in Second High-Speed Rail Disaster of 2026
URDA, Spain - Spain began three days of national mourning after two high-speed trains collided near Urda in Toledo provi...
Machado Returns to Venezuela as the Promise of Elections Remains Unfulfilled
CARACAS, Venezuela - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after nearly 10 months abroad, drawing...
Italy Deploys Soldiers as Cost-of-Living Protests Fill Major Cities
MILAN - Thousands of mostly young demonstrators marched through major Italian cities Saturday over rising living costs, ...
ICC Wins EU Rights Prize as U.S. Sanctions Test the Court
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament awarded its 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal ...
Tibet Earthquake Kills 16 as Rescuers Race Snow and Aftershocks
BEIJING - Rescue teams searched remote villages in China's Tibet region Friday after a magnitude 7 earthquake killed at ...
North Korea Orders Border Loudspeakers Back as Tensions Rise
SEOUL - North Korea said it will prepare anti-South Korean loudspeakers across the entire inter-Korean border within day...
Attack on Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Tests an Open Democracy
MELBOURNE, Australia - Independent federal lawmaker Helen Haines remained in critical condition Wednesday after police s...
Trump Opens Door to Nuclear Talks With Xi and Putin, but No Summit Is Set
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is open to meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian Preside...
Four Canadian Soldiers Killed as Training Fire Races Through Alberta Base
WAINWRIGHT, Alberta - Four Canadian soldiers were killed and 39 others injured when a fast-moving grass fire swept throu...
Albania Protests Enter Fifth Day as Police Tactics Draw Scrutiny
Student-led anti-government protests in Albania entered a fifth day on Saturday as violent clashes spread across central...
Oil Touches $110 as Hormuz Attacks Tighten Global Supply
Brent crude touched $110 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May as escalating attacks around the Strait of Horm...
Peshawar School Roof Collapse Kills at Least 35
At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 injured when classroom roofs collapsed at a private school in the northw...
Joseph Kabila Launches Political-Military Front With M23 Rebels
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has launched a political-military coalition with figures fro...
Trump Announces Ukraine Energy Ceasefire as Russian Strikes Continue
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate "energy ceasefir...
Djibouti Shipwreck Kills 139 as 84 Migrants Remain Missing
GENEVA - At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died after an overcrowded boat capsized off Djibouti, while 84 pe...
Ethiopia Invokes Self-Defense as Eritrea Warns of a New Regional War
NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopia told the United Nations Security Council that it is taking measures in self-defense against Er...
Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize as International Law Faces New Strains
OSLO, Norway - South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for what the Norwe...
U.S. Charges Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores With Torture Conspiracy
NEW YORK - U.S. prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges Thursday accusing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a...
Houthi-Claimed Attacks on Saudi Airports Kill Three and Wound 36
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Attacks on two Saudi airports killed three foreign residents and wounded 36 other people on Tuesd...
Russian Barrage Kills 25 in Ukraine as Air-Defense Shortage Deepens
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and 12 other Ukrainian regions overnight, killing at least 25 ci...
France's School Protests Draw 266,000 as Pressure Builds on Government
PARIS - About 266,000 people joined demonstrations across France on Tuesday in support of high school students demanding...
U.S. Pulls B-1 Bombers From Britain After Iran-Linked Threat
LONDON - The United States has withdrawn B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England after a security threat near the base,...
Debris Found From Missing Air Ambulance as Search for Six Continues
NANTUCKET, Massachusetts - The U.S. Coast Guard found a debris field from a medical transport jet that disappeared over ...
Putin Oversees 47,000-Troop Drills Joined by China and Partners
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin observed large military exercises in the Ural Mountains on Friday that include...
UN Says 10 Civilians Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Afghanistan
KABUL - Airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in two Afghan provinces killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children, ...
Iran Receives U.S. Response as Talks Continue on Ending the War
TEHRAN - Iranian officials said Wednesday that Tehran had received an official U.S. response to its latest proposal for ...
Russia Launches More Than 120 Drones Across Ukraine, Killing at Least Nine
KYIV - Russia launched more than 120 attack drones across Ukraine on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding m...
Britain to Refuel Saudi Jets as Houthi Attacks Threaten Red Sea Routes
LONDON - Britain will send a Royal Air Force refueling aircraft to support Saudi warplanes on defensive missions after a...
North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles as Trump-Xi Summit Nears
SEOUL - North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Sunday, sending both weapons t...
Poland Warns Russia May Stage 'Accidental' Strikes to Test NATO
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned parliament Thursday that Russia may be preparing hybrid drone or missile strike...
Houthi Forces Seize Red Sea Island as Saudi Oil Pipeline Shuts
CAIRO - Iran-backed Houthi forces captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea as Saudi Arabia sh...
Five Dead and 86 Missing After Philippine Ferry Fire
MANILA, Philippines - At least five people were dead and 86 remained missing after fire swept through a passenger and ca...
Nepal Flood Toll Reaches 1,355 as About 5,000 Remain Missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese authorities said 1,355 bodies had been recovered and about 5,000 people remained missing aft...
New Structures Emerge as China Expands Paracel Island Build-Up
HONG KONG - New structures have appeared on a small island near China's rapidly expanding Antelope Reef project in the d...
Video Appears to Show Hundreds Abducted After Nigeria Mosque Raid
ABUJA, Nigeria - A video circulated by an armed group appears to show hundreds of people being held after raids on a mos...
Guinea Landfill Collapse Kills 30 as Rescue Teams Search Debris
CONAKRY, Guinea - A massive mound of refuse collapsed onto homes beside the largest landfill in Guinea's capital early S...
Ukraine's Massive Drone Barrage Carries the War Deep Into Russia
KYIV - Ukraine launched hundreds of long-range drones across Russia on Sunday in one of the largest aerial operations of...
Five Years of Taliban Rule Leave Afghan Women Shut Out
KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban leaders gathered in Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly hall on Saturday to celebrate five ye...
At Least 44 Dead After Overloaded Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
HARARE, Zimbabwe - At least 44 people were killed when an overloaded government-operated ferry capsized on Lake Kariba, ...
Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Kills at Least 20 in Western Colombia
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, collapsing buildings, trapping residents and promp...
Child's Death Raises Thailand School Shooting Toll to Eight Victims
BANGKOK — A 12-year-old girl died on Saturday from wounds suffered in a shooting at a school outside Bangkok, bringing t...
Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Threat After Explosive Drone Found at Leipzig Airport
BERLIN - Germany's interior minister warned that the country is facing daily hybrid attacks after an explosive-laden dro...
Trump Says He Will Hold Off on New Iran Strikes as Diplomacy Intensifies
President Donald Trump said Saturday evening that the United States would hold off on a potential new attack on Iran whi...
At Least 57 Die as Ceuta Border Surge Overwhelms Spanish Enclave
CEUTA, Spain — At least 57 people died as tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta begin...
Russian Cruise Missile Crosses Into Poland as NATO Scrambles Aircraft
WARSAW — Poland summoned Russia's ambassador on Friday after confirming that an armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile cros...
Kumamoto Earthquake Kills at Least 18 as Rescuers Race Through Heat
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers searched a damaged shopping mall, collapsed homes and industrial sites ...
China Stages Naval and Air Drills at Scarborough Shoal as Pressure on Philippines Grows
China conducted coordinated naval and air drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Saturday, August 1, as tensions ...
Berlin Pride Vehicle Attack Kills One as Police Hunt Suspect
A woman was killed and 16 people were injured after a white vehicle struck people near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day c...
ICC Removes Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan in First-Ever Ouster
Member states of the International Criminal Court removed chief prosecutor Karim Khan from office on Friday, July 24, in...
Shipowners Pause Calls at Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports as Russian Strikes Intensify
Commercial vessel calls at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been temporarily suspended by shipowners after a sharp intensi...
U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Pact Opens Strategic Door—and an Enrichment Debate
WASHINGTON — The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a long-sought civil nuclear cooperation agreement on July 22, cre...
U.S. Hits Iran for 11th Straight Night as Hormuz War Deepens
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces completed an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, July 22, as renewed fig...
Houthis Declare Saudi Shipping Blockade at Red Sea Gateway, Raising Global Oil Risk
CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement announced an immediate maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia on Monday, Jul...
China Claims Power to Pursue Overseas Critics Under New Ethnic Unity Law
China has defended the most controversial part of its new ethnic unity law, insisting it has the right to take legal act...
Trump Shuts Down Iran Payment Rumor, Says U.S. Will Not Pay Tehran $300 Million
President Donald Trump has rejected reports claiming that the United States would pay Iran $300 million as part of a pea...
Trump Says U.S. Strike Killed Tren de Aragua Leader in Major Blow to Venezuelan Gang
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, better known as Niño Guerre...
South Korea Local Elections Marred by Ballot Controversies, Police Intervention, and Debate Over Foreign Voting Rights
Seoul, June 5, 2026 — South Korea’s June 3 local elections delivered a strong showing for President Lee Jae-myung’s ruli...
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Test in Florida
A significant incident has occurred at a Florida testing facility involving Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, with reports...
Vice President JD Vance said the two sides are "not there yet"
President Donald Trump is weighing a possible agreement with Iran that could extend the current ceasefire and reopen the...
A gunman was shot and killed after opening fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday evening
According to the U.S. Secret Service, the incident happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Av...
US Prepares for Possible New Iran Strikes as Trump Holds Security Meeting
The United States is preparing for possible new military strikes against Iran as peace talks remain uncertain, according...
Trump backs Sunshine Protection Act after 48–1 committee vote
The Sunshine Protection Act has moved one step forward in Congress after the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 4...