Oil prices have climbed and Asian shares have wavered as recurring violence in the Iran war heightens uncertainty over the future of the conflict. Shares in online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell as …
Iranian semiofficial media say Iran is firing drones and missiles in response to US strikes.
LAS MINAS, Cuba (AP) — Cuban children head back to school, facing power, water and fuel shortages. Free, universal education has long been a hallmark of the 1959 revolution, but the country’s …
Nigeria has confirmed the withdrawal of U.S. troops sent to help tackle its security crisis. Around 200 troops were deployed in February after tensions between the two countries. They assisted in …
Two days before devastating floods swept through Nepal’s Himalayan region, a filmmaker and drone pilot returned from Tibet through the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, unaware that he would soon join a …
German foreign minister says Russian consulate in Bonn will be shut and a Russian cultural center closed.
German government blames Russia for attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport using explosive-laden drone.
Police in the Netherlands have arrested 34 suspects after a fatal shooting in Overasselt, southeast of Amsterdam. The incident involved about 30 masked individuals and left one person dead and two …
China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit. The event beginning in Palau on Monday involves 18 member states and territories …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is planning to expand its nuclear cooperation with Russia to build more power plants. The signal of deepening ties with Russia is likely to raise …
Britain's summer has been the hottest on record, according to provisional data from the national weather service. The summer was marked by extreme heat, little rainfall, and wildfires. The Met Office …
The United Nations' food agency is halving food aid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank because of severe funding shortages. The U.N. World Food Program says it will reduce aid from 400,000 to 200,000 …
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been inaugurated for his second term after a disputed election. The inauguration took place Tuesday at the National Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka. The …
King Haakon VIII has pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution in parliament. Haakon's pledge on Tuesday was an important symbolic step as he takes over at the helm of the Scandinavian …
A submersible vessel has joined the search for 20 people missing for two days following a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus. Eight people died when the passenger ferry Filo Jet. The ferry was …
The election campaign to replace Emmanuel Macron as France's president is gaining momentum. Macron can't run for a third term. So a large field of candidates is emerging. The crowded race could boost …
MADRID, Spain (AP) — In Spain, the traditional folding hand fan, or abanico, is having a moment due to the summer's intense heat. The fan, small enough to fit in a purse, creates a strong breeze …
The Iran war has dented global supplies of aluminum, raising production costs for the metal used in buildings, cars and airplanes, among other things. This is raising international interest in …
CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — She knows her 21-year-old son is dead, but she didn't get a chance to see him before his body was committed to its cremation shroud. Knowing his fate after the …
Kenyan aviation workers have called off a strike that paralyzed air traffic for two days at the main international airport in the capital Nairobi. The go-slow strike ended Tuesday after the Kenya …