For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has created almost 200 in 19 countries. Now the poet and former hip-hop artist …
Coal mine gas explosion in China kills more than 80 after dozens earlier reported trapped underground, state media says.
Naoko Watanabe, the first woman to summit K2 three times, has also climbed the world's 14 highest peaks. She says climbing is about adventure and happiness, not just records. Watanabe, a nurse, began …
A four-week conference at the United Nations to review the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons has ended without an agreement as the United States and Iran spar over Iran's nuclear …
A Sri Lankan court has released a senior Buddhist monk on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor. Rev. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was detained earlier this month, accused …
Hundreds of Ukrainians have marched through Kyiv to demand that the government veto a bill they say could prematurely declare missing soldiers dead. The protest in Ukraine's capital on Friday …
The head of the World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly and poses a “very high” risk at the national level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …
Argentine Nahuel Gallo, who spent 448 days imprisoned in Venezuela, is calling for the international community to increase pressure on the government of interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez …
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after months of simmering tension. The decision was announced by government secretary general Oumar Samba Ba during …
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after years of simmering tension.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s determined to build a better Canada after Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith announced a public vote on whether to move toward independence. The vote, set for …
Raúl Castro rarely makes public appearances these days. He was last seen at a rally celebrating International Workers' Day on May 1. It was a rare public appearance for the last Castro from the …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there's been "slight progress" in talks with Iran, amid uncertainty about a potential deal or renewed conflict. He spoke after President Trump paused a …
Asian shares have advanced following modest gains on Wall Street. Oil prices rose early Friday as talks over the U.S. and Iran yielded limited results on ending the war. On Thursday, the S&P 500 …
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed 10 people, including six paramedics and a Syrian girl, according to the Health Ministry. The first strike on Friday hit Hanouiyeh, killing four …
NATO allies and defense officials have expressed bewilderment at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland. That came just weeks after he ordered the …
Colombian security forces have moved into the southwestern municipality of Silvia following a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous groups. The clashes left at least seven people dead …
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were among the players paying tribute to Howard Fendrich a day after the longtime AP Tennis Writer died. Nadal wrote on X that “Tennis loses one of its …
A standoff between Turkey's main opposition party leaders has escalated after a court reappointed the former chairman. An appeals court in Ankara nullified the November 2023 congress of the …
Taiwan's government says it hasn't been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island. The acting U.S. Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a U.S. Senate …