Xu Qiliang, a former air force general who was reportedly close to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has died at age 75, according to the Defense MInistry. Xu had been a vice commissioner of the body that …
A Swedish commission has recommended that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. Sweden is the latest country to examine its …
A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is blanketing most of the Caribbean in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. Experts say the cloud extends some …
A Guatemalan court has ordered the arrests of Colombia’s attorney general and a former Colombian defense minister who led a U.N. anti-corruption mission in Guatemala. Guatemalan prosecutor Rafael …
Authorities in the Italian city of Venice say that foreign tourists are among a dozen people injured when a 50-year-old tree fell next to a bus stop. The oak tree fell on a group of people waiting in …
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body. The vote was held Monday by a …
Peru’s decision to reduce the boundaries of the Nazca Archaeological Park by 1,000 hectares has sparked concern among conservationists and archaeologists. The reduction overlaps with numerous …
South Korea polls open to pick a new president following Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster for martial law declaration.
Loïs Boisson had never even played at the French Open before let alone on the biggest court at Roland-Garros. Now the 361st-ranked Frenchwoman is through to the quarterfinals after beating American …
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks. Expectations are low for any significant progress Monday on ending the …
The Netherlands’ 11-month-old coalition government appears close to collapse after far-right leader Geert Wilders said he would “sleep on” a decision on whether to pull out of the fragile …
Asian shares have fallen and oil prices jumped as trade tensions and the Russian-Ukraine conflict ratcheted up geopolitical uncertainty. Hong Kong's Hang Seng plunged 1.4% as Beijing and Washington …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are preparing to go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol. He was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition …
Syrian authorities and a Kurdish-led force have exchanged more than 400 prisoners part of a deal reached earlier this year between the two sides. Monday's exchange in the northern city of Aleppo is a …
Poland's prime minister says he will seek a vote of confidence in parliament after his ally loses presidential election.
Officials and advocacy organizations say a second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration. A spokesperson for a …
The covert operation was described as one for the “history books” by Ukraine’s president. According to Ukrainian officials, nearly a third of Moscow’s strategic bomber fleet was destroyed or …
In Uganda, where more than 40% of the population live in extreme poverty, many families live in homes with dirt floors. They're more than messy. Their constant dust can cause breathing problems and …
German police investigating the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in a Portuguese holiday resort in 2007 will carry out fresh searches, British police said. Madeleine disappeared from …
British police say that a fourth man has been arrested in connection to a series of fires at properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The 48-year-old man hasn't been identified. He …