Chinese authorities say 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest following heavy storms and flooding. The official Xinhua News Agency said five vehicles that …
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7/20/24
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Mexico's president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing …
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7/19/24
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ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros (nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height in social media posts.
The …
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7/19/24
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Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, …
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7/19/24
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the new British government in person, a rare move for a foreign leader. He will be seeking support on Friday from Prime Minister Keir Starmer …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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7/19/24
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South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North's trash balloon flying
South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/19/24
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In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk. The U.N. says the drought has threatened the education of close to 2 million children in the …
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By FARAI MUTSAKA
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7/19/24
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The top United Nations court is set to deliver a nonbinding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, a ruling that could have more …
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By MIKE CORDER
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7/19/24
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Internet and mobile services were cut off in Bangladesh on Friday following days of violent protests over the allocation of government jobs, with local media reports saying at least 28 people had …
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By JULHAS ALAM and KRUTIKA PATHI
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7/19/24
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For three decades, European leaders have come and gone, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. On Saturday, he marks 30 years in power — one of the world’s …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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7/19/24
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Bangladesh has been gripped by violence after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists over a quota system for government jobs. Protest …
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By JULHAS ALAM
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7/18/24
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France's interior minister says a police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris in the Champs-Elysees neighborhood and the assailant was immediately “neutralized." The attack on …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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7/18/24
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Panama's President José Raúl Mulino says that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing …
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By ALMA SOLÍS
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7/18/24
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A passenger train has derailed in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others. A railroad official says the cause of the accident is being investigated. The train was on …
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7/18/24
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A woman has become the top commander of Canada's military for the first time. Gen. Jennie Carignan officially took over command of the Canadian Armed Forces in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum …
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By ROB GILLIES
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7/18/24
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On each passing anniversary of the deadly 1994 attack against Argentina’s largest Jewish community center, Diana Malamud said she endures a brutal “Groundhog’s Day.” In her version of the …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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7/18/24
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A Kyiv official says Ukraine’s army has pulled out from a village in the eastern Donetsk region, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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7/18/24
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Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that has sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats. The cubs — a female named …
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7/18/24
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Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary. They say it was the biggest discovery in the last 20 years, …
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7/18/24
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Should visitors to Thailand be concerned about their safety after six people were found dead in a locked hotel room in Bangkok? Thai authorities were quick to stress they believed the incident …
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7/18/24
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