Afghanistan is facing a surging child malnutrition crisis as aid cuts leave most families without food or treatment. The World Food Program says it has to turn away three out of four acutely …
The former Ukrainian army general widely seen as the top political rival to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken publicly for the first time about a deep rift between the two men. The comments …
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week won a landslide election that gave her a strong public mandate. She is now gearing up to work on policies she says are needed to make Japan stronger …
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his …
The U.N. Security Council is set to hold a high-level meeting on the Gaza ceasefire deal and Israel’s efforts to expand control in the West Bank before world leaders head to Washington to discuss …
Leila Shahid, the first female Palestinian diplomat, who held prominent posts in Europe during some of the most tumultuous years of the Mideast conflict, has died in France at the age of 76. The …
The top U.S. military commander for Latin America has met with Venezuela’s acting president in Caracas as both sides discuss security and policy goals. Delcy Rodríguez’s press office and U.S. …
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought Wednesday when the American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina …
Ramadan has begun in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal, but many say the joyous spirit of the month has disappeared. They grapple with the hardships of their daily lives and the grief and losses of …
The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow on Wednesday as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S oil embargo. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held talks …
Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s …
Argentina’s President Javier Milei deepens ties with U.S. President Donald Trump while trying to avoid a break with China, Argentina’s top trading partner. On Wednesday, Milei leaves for his 14th …
MILAN (AP) — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers. ___ AP Winter Olympics: …
Fur coats are plentiful on the streets of Cortina, especially during these Winter Games. When asked to explain why furs remain so common here, while much of the world has moved to synthetic …
HONG KONG (AP) — At Lunar New Year, red holds the promise of luck and reunion — a color meant to call people home and carry wishes for the year ahead. It sits at entrances and lingers along …
Drone strikes in Sudan’s Kordofan region are killing civilians and disrupting aid as the war grinds on. Analysts and aid workers say attacks have intensified in crowded areas. Sudan Doctors Network …
Ghana and Kenya launched an investigation into the activities of a man believed to be a Russian national accused of engaging in sexual encounters with several women. Ghana also summoned Russia’s …
Political pressure on Olympic officials, like in the case of the Ukraine skeleton racer’s memorial helmet at the Milan Cortina Games, is nothing new, according to a long-time IOC insider. Cold War …
Another opposition Conservative lawmaker in Canada has defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals. Carney announced on social media that Alberta Member of Parliament Matt Jeneroux …
An organization in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is urging fishermen to take certain precautions after decrying a recent U.S. strike in the eastern Caribbean that killed three people aboard a …