Tensions are high in Taiwan as threats from China and anger over political deadlock take center stage in an election to recall opposition lawmakers. Supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive …
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces are holding back a concerted summer push by Russia’s bigger army to break through defenses along parts of the front line. He says …
Rescue teams in northern Pakistan have expanded their search for at least a dozen tourists who went missing after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains. Officials say the missing tourists are …
Britain and Australia have announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines. The announcement came Friday during a meeting in Sydney between Britain's …
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited …
A tropical storm is blowing across the Philippines’ mountainous north, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages affected by …
Serious armed clashes have erupted between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border area. The fighting Thursday included gunfire exchanges and shelling and rocket fire, which Thai authorities say …
British leader Keir Starmer and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are due to sign a trade agreement that will reduce tariffs on products like Scotch whisky and Indian spices. The signing ceremony …
Coffee hasn’t always been an easy sell in Nepal. The Himalayan country is a major tea producer, as well as a major consumer. Tea is a constant presence at homes, meetings and social gatherings. But …
Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years. The site, Tinshemet Cave, contains remarkably preserved remains of early …
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Macron said in a post Thursday on X that he …
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake has struck in the South Pacific near Samoa, but there was no apparent damage. the Samoa Observer news website said Samoa Meteorological Services confirmed there was no …
The funerals of five rescue volunteers killed while battling a wildfire have been held in Turkey's capital Ankara. Grieving family and friends of the five members of the AKUT rescue organization were …
Art restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy titled “The Migrant Child” from the side of a building overlooking a Venetian canal. It's a project to …
Opponents of a new law in Ukraine, which they claim undermines anti-corruption watchdogs, have called for a third day of protests. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has promised legislative safeguards to …
A laundry-stealing cat with expensive taste has puzzled and delighted a neighborhood in Auckland, New Zealand, by committing an unstoppable wave of burglaries from clotheslines and even bedrooms. So …
Health workers and aid groups fear hunger that has been building in Gaza for months under Israel's blockade is now reaching a tipping point into accelerating death. The Gaza Health Ministry says that …
Australia plans to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration claims as a major victory over “non-scientific trade barriers. Agriculture …
The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking. Margot …
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that his government has not been successful in trying to negotiate the 50% tariff on Brazilian imports that U.S. President Donald Trump announced …