China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities. “Fearmongering, confrontation and …
The leaders of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have signed a pact that threatens the breakup of the United Kingdom. They told Prime Minister Andy Burnham to prepare for constitutional change …
Thick smoke from forest fires has disrupted flights in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province. An intensifying El Niño and prolonged dry season have worsened the impact. Since Friday, a haze has …
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is opening a portion of his refinery to public ownership in Africa's biggest initial public offering. The IPO aims to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors …
Vadim Ghirda is a Bucharest, Romania-based Associated Press photographer who has documented major news, conflict and humanitarian stories for more than 35 years. Since joining AP in December 1989, …
Victor L. Simpson, a longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died at 84. His family said Monday that he died of cancer at his home in Rome. Simpson's 46-year career spanned five …
Top European leaders are meeting in Finland to focus on the Arctic. Global warming has opened new maritime routes and rich resources, enticing governments. Russia's militarization in the area has …
The president of Chubu Electric Power Co., Japan's third-largest utility, says he and the chairperson are resigning over manipulated earthquake safety data for two nuclear reactors. The company will …
A Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines is holding its first parliamentary elections. It marks a crucial step toward self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. Established …
Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his 71st birthday but it is Vatican employees who got the gift. The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many …
A road crash involving two minibus taxis and an SUV in South Africa has killed at least 21 people. That's according to the national traffic agency and local authorities on Monday. Four people have …
A crucial Saudi oil pipeline hit in strikes will be mostly out of service for several weeks for repairs, officials say.
Iran has condemned the exclusion of its Atomic Energy Organization head from the UN nuclear agency's meeting in Vienna. Iran's ambassador to the agency, Reza Najafi, says this is a serious breach of …
Germany's federal prosecutor's office has filed charges against a German-Ukrainian woman suspected of working for Russian intelligence. The woman, identified as Ilona W., allegedly had contact with a …
A road crash involving multiple vehicles in South Africa kills at least 21 people, authorities say.
Civilians were killed and injured as Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with waves of drones overnight into Sunday. Ukrainian drones killed two people in Russia’s Tatarstan, …
Electric motorcycles are bringing Africa’s energy transition into Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, where rangers are using solar-charged bikes to patrol wildlife areas more quietly, and to …
Political tensions between India and Pakistan have spilled onto the cricket field again. India’s women refused to accept the Asia Cup cricket trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi …
Voters in Sweden are heading to the polls on Sunday to decide if the conservative leader stays in power or if the center-left returns. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking another term, while …
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have claimed new attacks on Saudi Arabia, escalating tensions in the region. The Houthis in recent days captured a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb …