Cambodia says it is close to shutting down the country’s online scam centers after a long-running crackdown. A senior minister on Wednesday told The Associated Press the government has targeted 250 …
Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard. On a recent weekday, The Associated Press visited Havana’s psychiatric hospital and saw men …
Ultraconservative José Antonio Kast takes office as president in Chile after a landslide win promising tough action on crime and immigration. He leads the Republican Party and marks Chile’s …
Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa’s biggest city after the president announced plans to use the army to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. Soldiers were seen …
A projectile has hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, setting the vessel ablaze after the United States targeted Iranian mine-laying vessels that could target the narrow mouth of the Persian …
Brent crude oil jumps above $100 a barrel as Iran's attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns.
Iraq says at least one killed in Basra port attack as country halts operations at oil ports.
North Korea has shown leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter firing pistols at a munitions factory as he pushes to modernize the country's conventional forces. State media said Thursday that Kim …
Germany and Austria say they will release parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for members to release a record 400 million barrels to help calm energy price …
A U.N.-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U.S. President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on …
South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies. A diplomatic rift continues over foreign policy that the Trump administration …
Ecuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States. Interior Minister John …
The British government is releasing a first batch of documents on Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson was fired from his ambassador's job and is being …
Asian shares have advanced as U.S. stocks held relatively steady while investors awaited signals on when the war with Iran may end. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1% and South Korea's Kospi advanced …
Czech lawmakers have approved a 2026 budget that keeps defense spending below NATO’s 2% target, despite pressure from the United States. They voted Wednesday to fund the Defense Ministry at just …
Governments are working on plans to unblock vital oil chokepoint the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran war has effectively closed the waterway and pushed up gasoline prices. French President Emmanuel Macron …
New U.S. ambassador to South Africa summoned to explain his criticism as rift continues, foreign minister says.
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group. On March 2, Hezbollah launched rockets …
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries has struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital …
Far-right leader José Antonio Kast is sworn in as president, marking Chile’s sharpest shift to the right in decades.