Andy Burnham is making swift moves as Britain's new prime minister. Since entering office on Monday, he has traveled across England and to Scotland, spoken to more than a dozen world leaders and …
Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon. The mining is a top threat to the rainforest and Indigenous and other local communities as it has accelerated …
Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned halfway through his term, citing medical reasons. He was appointed during the rule of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A new government …
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 people, reaching this grim milestone nearly three times faster than the 2014-2016 epidemic. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health shows that as of …
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his 26-day hunger strike, but protesters in India’s Cockroach movement say they will continue demonstrating until the education minister resigns. …
Officials in India say at least 50 people have died and 700,000 have been displaced by flooding after days of monsoon rains. Officials said Friday that heavy rains in Assam state have caused the …
The European Commission has found TikTok did not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The commission said Friday that …
EU finds TikTok fails to protect privacy of minors, violating its digital rule book and possibly earning a large fine.
AP journalist hears at least seven explosions and sees fires burning near a military base hosting U.S. forces in Irbil.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to strengthen his government against far-right advance.
The beaches in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos are rare public spaces to escape the crowds and heat, but many residents say they are being priced out as the local government opens up more coastal land to …
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels says they have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and the U.S. military said it conducted a 12th night of strikes against Iran as the two countries vie …
Teams searching the rubble of last week's landslide in Chongqing, China, have found three more bodies, bringing the death toll to 11. Authorities said Thursday that 50 people remain missing. The …
Nicaragua’s lawmakers say they will carry out a plan by President Daniel Ortega to abolish elections in the Central American country. This has prompted renewed criticisms on Wednesday by the …
The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has climbed to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggled to salvage the partially …
Laura Loomer, President Donald Trump's ally with a reputation for incendiary social media comments, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday after a dramatic about-face regarding …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Philippines. Rubio is expected to renew the prospect of the U.S. trying to broker an end to the …
A Turkish governor has been sacked after photos of him in tight cycling shorts went viral. Mehmet Fatih Cicekli, governor of Ardahan province, was removed from his post on July 17 by a presidential …
Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday to decide whether to permanently remove the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal …
A replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines welcomes devotees in Asia’s largest Catholic nation. Father Dennis Paez led the project, which was inaugurated in 2024 in Alfonso, a …