Indonesian authorities have tasked thousands of police and military personnel to secure a court appearance of former President Joko Widodo, as tensions remain high in the capital over a wiretapping …
An assailant has attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman, Jordan, in what authorities describe as a terrorist act. Jordan’s Public Security Directorate says the …
Anchorage Republican Cathy Giessel will be the next Alaska Senate President for the upcoming 35th Alaska State Legislature, according to an announcement from a bipartisan coalition of senators on Wednesday. Giessel showed a comfortable lead with 61% of the vote in her bid for re-election, as of Wednesday afternoon results, and has served in the […]
The Republican trio served together in Congress for more than two decades, and while the Anchorage port is named for the late Rep. Don Young and the Anchorage airport is named for the late Sen. Ted Stevens, their congressional colleague, Sen. Frank Murkowski, is more at home in Southeast. The Wrangell borough assembly on Oct. […]
The National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide. These toys join classics like Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe. Experts at …
The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in over three years in order to tackle the inflation shock caused by the Iran war. With inflation predicted to rise further …
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has entered a “liquidation phase” and is beginning to vacate positions and dispose of equipment following a U.S.-Russia standoff at the Security …
A Finnish court has convicted the captain and another crew member of a cargo ship of damaging undersea telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea last year. The Helsinki District Court said Thursday …
The son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe faces assault charges after allegedly attacking an anti-corruption official. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe appeared in a Harare court on Thursday …
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate — a significant milestone for Muslim Americans. El-Sayed's victory is seen as a rejection of anti-Muslim …
Japan’s top automaker Toyota is reporting that its fiscal second quarter profit fell 19% from a year ago but raised its full year profit forecast. Toyota said Thursday that its July-September net …
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony has reported a 44% surge in its profit in July-September, largely on the box office success of its movie, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Sony …
Today is Thursday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2026. There are 56 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 5, 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the …
Florida, Indiana and Alabama are scheduled to carry out executions Thursday. It's the second time this year that three people will be put to death on the same day. It will also be Florida’s 19th …
Hubert Aiwanger, leader of a conservative party influential in Bavarian politics, has been found dead in a Berlin hotel. Berlin police and prosecutors say his body was discovered Wednesday evening, …
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo has reported an11% improvement in its net profit for April-September, although its sales declined during that period. Kyoto-based Nintendo said Thursday that its …
China's state media say a former member of one of China’s top decision-making bodies has been formally charged with accepting bribes a week after Communist Party leaders confirmed his expulsion …
Iranian university students are facing disciplinary hearings for participating in protests. Authorities are targeting dissent amid an ongoing U.S. war and a worsening economic crisis. Students …
Cambodia has carried out a nationwide campaign to shut down the scam centers that have flourished in the country. The crackdown that went into high gear in January released a flood of scam workers …
Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate three weeks after lung cancer surgery. The U.S.-born Leo is returning home to Peru, where the former Robert Prevost lived …