China has introduced new measures to help boost its economy and sluggish property sector. The government aims to hit its year-end economic growth target. China’s central bank on Tuesday announced a …

Calls for a wider investigation are growing in Indonesia after watchdog investigators uncover an alleged luxury inmate compound inside Cibinong Prison near Jakarta. The Indonesia Ombudsman says it …

Estonian authorities say they have concluded that an arson attack in mid-August on a defense company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security …

Iran’s currency falls to a new record low as the war in the Middle East further erodes Tehran's economic stability.

A pupil at an elementary school in northwestern Slovakia fatally stabbed a teacher on Tuesday and injured at least two others. The teacher was a 61-year-old woman. The injured included a pupil in …

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail for sexually abusing two primary school children in Scotland in the 1990s and early 2000s. The 49-year-old Dott was …

Ukraine’s air force says Russia has fired ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones at Kyiv. The attacks are part of Moscow's strategy to pressure Ukraine through relentless bombardment. The new …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish harvest festival marked by meals in temporary shelters and prayers recalling the Israelites’ time in the desert.

Pope Leo XIV is urging religious leaders in France to preach messages of peace and unity. He is wrapping up a four-day visit by recalling the forces of dialogue that contributed to Europe’s …

They have become a familiar sight on Islamabad’s roads whenever a protest is expected: shipping containers lined along streets or placed across key routes to restrict demonstrators’ movement and …

Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains, even as Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands. …

Crime is a key issue in Brazil's upcoming Oct. 4 election. The country's current approach to fighting crime favors armed confrontations between police and criminal groups. But many residents, …

Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz. One official says indirect talks mediated by …

Flooding in the Thai capital Bangkok has been subsiding, though some neighborhoods and major roads are still unable to clear away water from near-continuous rains over the weekend. Rain continued to …

Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously. He is insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed …

Police are holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England. Counterterror detectives are investigating on Monday whether the arrests foiled an …

A rebel group and a rescue worker say Myanmar’s military carried out an airstrike near a market, killing 33 people. The attack happened at noon on Monday in Kyauktaw township of Rakhine state. …

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued at least 40 people in open waters after their boat capsized several miles from a tiny, uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico. The agency says two people have …

Brazil has one of the world’s biggest online betting markets, which made more than $4 billion in revenues in 2025, according to an institute that represents most of the platforms operating in the …

Argentina is threatening international legal action to stop an oil project off the disputed Falkland Islands. President Javier Milei’s office said Monday that the U.K. has two weeks to halt work on …