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FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
12 minutes ago

Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition

Read full article: Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani attends a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Shamil Zhumatov/ Pool Photo via AP)
7 hours ago

Syria's top diplomat and an Israeli delegation meet in Paris as US pushes for normalizing ties

Read full article: Syria's top diplomat and an Israeli delegation meet in Paris as US pushes for normalizing ties
FILE - Pramila Patten, right, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, March 11, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
11 hours ago

Humanitarian aid cuts leave victims of sexual violence in global conflicts without help, UN says

Read full article: Humanitarian aid cuts leave victims of sexual violence in global conflicts without help, UN says
FILE - Vice President Joe Biden whispers "This is a big f------ deal," to President Barack Obama after introducing Obama during the health care bill ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
5 hours ago

Is this thing on? Accidental authenticity of Trump's hot mic moment is latest in a long global list

Read full article: Is this thing on? Accidental authenticity of Trump's hot mic moment is latest in a long global list

Hot mics have a knack for revealing unguarded moments in politics.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
3 hours ago

US troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine, Trump says

Read full article: US troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine, Trump says

President Donald Trump is offering his assurances that U.S. troops won't be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum talks to reporters during a joint press conference, in Calakmul, Campeche state, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)
7 hours ago

Mexico says there's no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration

Read full article: Mexico says there's no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration

Mexico’s president says there’s been no agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Residents of Santa Rosa, a Peruvian island on the Amazon River, load goods in Leticia, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
8 hours ago

Residents of a remote island disputed by Colombia hope their Peruvian government won't forget them

Read full article: Residents of a remote island disputed by Colombia hope their Peruvian government won't forget them

The remote Amazon island of Santa Rosa is at the center of a territorial dispute between Peru and Colombia.

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits practice military skills on a training ground on a sunflower field in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)
14 hours ago

Despite a flurry of meetings on Russia's war in Ukraine, major obstacles to peace remain

Read full article: Despite a flurry of meetings on Russia's war in Ukraine, major obstacles to peace remain

The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smoothly, in sharp contrast to their disastrous encounter in February.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
14 hours ago

Zelenskyy deploys gratitude diplomacy in second White House meeting with Trump

Read full article: Zelenskyy deploys gratitude diplomacy in second White House meeting with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gushed with gratitude toward President Donald Trump during an Oval Office meeting.

Ahmed Al-Hajj carries the body of his daughter, Dana Al-Hajj, 13, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
2 hours ago

Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a 'positive response' from Hamas

Read full article: Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a 'positive response' from Hamas

A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal.

FILE - An Apple store employee stands inside the store in New York on Feb. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File )
19 hours ago

Gabbard says UK scraps demand for Apple to give backdoor access to data

Read full article: Gabbard says UK scraps demand for Apple to give backdoor access to data

Britain has dropped its demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted user data stored in the cloud.

New Zealand army officer cadets move on exercise in the Waiouru training area in the central North Island of New Zealand, May 6, 2022. (Corporal Naomi James/NZDF via AP)
3 hours ago

A soldier admits to attempted espionage in New Zealand's first spying conviction

Read full article: A soldier admits to attempted espionage in New Zealand's first spying conviction

A New Zealand soldier has admitted to attempted espionage in a military court.

FILE - A bulldozer clears sand from N.C. highway 12, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., after Hurricane Isabel hit North Carolina's Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)
1 day ago

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore

Read full article: Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

An overview of the Ventina glacier, near Sondrio, northern Italy,1985. (Lombardy Glaciology Service via AP)
5 hours ago

Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely

Read full article: Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely

Italy’s Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug.19, 2025. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP)
3 hours ago

India's Modi meets China's top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

Read full article: India's Modi meets China's top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China's top diplomat and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the countries' relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed powers.

Jalal Uddin, electrical and technology officer aboard a Panamanian-flagged ship watches as containers filled with humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza are being loaded aboard the vessel at Cyprus' main port in Limassol, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
2 hours ago

A Gaza-bound ship that left Cyprus with 1,200 tons of food aid nears Israeli port

Read full article: A Gaza-bound ship that left Cyprus with 1,200 tons of food aid nears Israeli port

A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for Gaza is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod.

Women do laundry at the Renk transit center, which hosts more than 12,000 people fleeing the war in Sudan, in Renk, South Sudan, Saturday, Aug 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adlai Coleman)
1 day ago

South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in Sudan

Read full article: South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in Sudan

The top U.N. human rights body has accused both the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces of detaining tens of thousands of people without charge since Sudan’s civil war began in 2023.

People gather outside the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, in Kiruna, Sweden, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, during its move along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as part of the town's relocation. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)
11 hours ago

This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

Read full article: This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

One of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches is being moved as part of the relocation of the town of Kiruna.

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli army airstrike in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
12 hours ago

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

Read full article: A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.

South Korean military soldiers arrive for an anti-terror drill as a part of the annual Ulchi exercise at the government building in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
13 hours ago

Kim Jong Un slams South Korea-US drills during an inspection of his most powerful warship

Read full article: Kim Jong Un slams South Korea-US drills during an inspection of his most powerful warship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly.

Serbian gendarmerie officers chase protesters during an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
1 day ago

Police chase anti-government protesters in Serbia as president pledges crackdown

Read full article: Police chase anti-government protesters in Serbia as president pledges crackdown

Thousands of anti-government protesters have marched again in Serbia with baton-wielding police chasing them in downtown Belgrade, prompting Serbia’s president to renew a pledge to crack down on the demonstrators.

Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz leaves after accompanying his daughter Catalina to vote during general elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)
1 day ago

What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape

Read full article: What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape

One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as a moderate reformer.

Voters check electoral rolls during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
1 day ago

Bolivia gears up for first-ever presidential runoff, ending years of 1-party rule

Read full article: Bolivia gears up for first-ever presidential runoff, ending years of 1-party rule

With the last campaigns only one day in the rearview mirror, Bolivia’s political world has delved into preparations for an unprecedented runoff election that will reveal the extent of a centrist senator’s unexpected traction in the presidential vote.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, left on podium, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, center on podium, attend a press conference during their visit to Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mayar Mokhtar)
1 day ago

Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000

Read full article: Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000

Hamas says it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza that would still need Israel’s approval.

FILE - An entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, defining a dictionary, pictured Sunday Aug. 29 2010. (AP Photo, file)
1 day ago

Cambridge Dictionary adds 'skibidi' and 'tradwife' among 6,000 new words

Read full article: Cambridge Dictionary adds 'skibidi' and 'tradwife' among 6,000 new words

The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words including slang terms like “skibidi,” pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, "tradwife" and "delulu."

FILE - Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval vessels are moored, in Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, March 5, 2014. (AP Photo, File)
1 day ago

What to know about Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine over a decade ago

Read full article: What to know about Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine over a decade ago

Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War.

FILE - In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 13, 2025, a Russian soldier patrols an area in Sudzha, the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
1 day ago

A timeline of territorial shifts in Russia's war on Ukraine

Read full article: A timeline of territorial shifts in Russia's war on Ukraine

Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for peace.

In this photo released by the National Emergency Management Agency, rescue workers search for victims of a boat accident in Goronyo , northwest Nigeria, Monday, Aug 18, 2025. (National Emergency Management Agency via AP)
1 day ago

At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest

Read full article: At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest

At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria.

Senait Tadesse, who her 27-year-old daughter made it to Yemen, only to be held captive by kidnappers, poses for a photo at her home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo)
2 days ago

Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families

Read full article: Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families

For young Ethiopians hoping for a better life, trying to get to Europe or the Middle East is fraught with the dangers of kidnappings, extortion and sometimes death in the shipwrecks while making sea crossings.

South Korean protesters stage a rally to oppose the joint military exercises, Ulchi Freedom Shield or UFS, between the U.S. and South Korea in front of the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The banners read "Stop the military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
2 days ago

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

Read full article: South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea.

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
1 day ago

Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial

Read full article: Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial

A Hong Kong court is hearing final arguments in the national security trial of former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai.

Hari Chand mourns the death of his wife during flash floods in Chositi village, in Kishtwar district, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
2 days ago

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here's what they are

Read full article: Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here's what they are

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a joint press conference with President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2 days ago

Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

Read full article: Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

Conservative activist Laura Loomer complained on social media about children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioned how they got visas.

In this image from a video, Ted Hui, a former lawmaker who was facing trial for his role in anti-government protests in 2019 in Hong Kong, speaks in Adelaide, Australia Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
1 day ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists granted asylum in Australia and Britain

Read full article: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists granted asylum in Australia and Britain

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a working meeting to discuss the results of the Russia-US summit in Alaska at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
2 days ago

Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Read full article: Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says

A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war.

Serbian gendarmerie officers patrol in truck during an anti-government protest near Serbian Progressive Party office in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
2 days ago

Serbia's populist leader vows tough response to protesters following riots

Read full article: Serbia's populist leader vows tough response to protesters following riots

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots challenging his rule.

Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz, center, addresses supporters after early results showed him leading in the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)
1 day ago

Bolivia heads to a presidential runoff as 2 decades of left-wing dominance ends

Read full article: Bolivia heads to a presidential runoff as 2 decades of left-wing dominance ends

Early results in Bolivia's presidential election show the country headed for an unprecedented runoff following a vote in which a dark horse centrist, Sen. Rodrigo Paz, drew more votes than the right-wing front-runners, although not enough to secure an outright victory.

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FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
12 minutes ago

Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition

Read full article: Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition
As waves from Hurricane Erin crash and No Swimming flags flap in the breeze, people walk on the beach in Nags Head, N.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
19 minutes ago

Summer celebrations meet closed beaches and warnings on US East Coast due to Hurricane Erin

Read full article: Summer celebrations meet closed beaches and warnings on US East Coast due to Hurricane Erin
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
1 hour ago

Asian shares retreat, tracking tech losses on Wall Street

Read full article: Asian shares retreat, tracking tech losses on Wall Street
FILE - A view of the Sununu Youth Services Center on Jan. 28, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
2 hours ago

9/11 victims' fund architect slams changes to New Hampshire abuse settlement program

Read full article: 9/11 victims' fund architect slams changes to New Hampshire abuse settlement program
Police uses water canon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
2 days ago

Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests

Read full article: Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests

Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza have attempted to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war.

FILE - This photo taken Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, shows a detail of the 11th century Bayeux tapestry chronicling the Norman conquest of England, in Bayeux, Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
2 days ago

With the Bayeux Tapestry that tells of their long rivalry, France and Britain are making nice

Read full article: With the Bayeux Tapestry that tells of their long rivalry, France and Britain are making nice

The Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval masterpiece depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England, is set for a new chapter.

Boys collect wood and other useful items through the rubble of their damaged home following Friday's flash flooding at a neighbourhood of Pir Baba, an area of Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
2 days ago

Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

Read full article: Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.

FILE - A fruit vendor waits for customers in La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
3 days ago

Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decades

Read full article: Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decades

Bolivians have headed to the polls for a pivotal election that could end the long reign of the leftist Movement Toward Socialism party.

FILE - UNIFIL peacekeepers secure the area in Khardali, southern Lebanon, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)
3 days ago

The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back

Read full article: The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back

The future of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies with implications for security in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump, second right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
2 days ago

Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war

Read full article: Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war

President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine.

FILE - First lady Melania Trump, left, watches as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin welcome each other at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018, prior to Trump's and Putin's one-on-one meeting. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
3 days ago

In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

Read full article: In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.

Serbian gendarmerie officers patrol in truck during an anti-government protest near Serbian Progressive Party office in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
3 days ago

Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

Read full article: Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

Angry protesters have set fire to the offices of Serbia’s governing populist party in a western town and clashed with police in the capital Belgrade in another evening of violent protests shaking the Balkan country.

Brazils former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical exams, leaves a hospital in Braslia, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
3 days ago

Brazil's former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

Read full article: Brazil's former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday for medical exams in Brasilia.

President Donald Trump salutes as he walks Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
3 days ago

Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position

Read full article: Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position

In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
3 days ago

Trump greets Putin with a red carpet. Ukrainians feel betrayed.

Read full article: Trump greets Putin with a red carpet. Ukrainians feel betrayed.

Ukrainians in Kyiv have been shocked by the U.S. welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin with a red carpet in Alaska.

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Erin on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
3 days ago

Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land

Read full article: Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land

Forecasters say Erin has exploded into a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean just north of the Caribbean.

President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. At left is Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and second from right is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
3 days ago

Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine

Read full article: Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin and now says an overall peace agreement is the next step in ending the war in Ukraine, rather than the ceasefire the American has long championed.

FILE - Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to hold a Pentecost vigil in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
3 days ago

100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

Read full article: 100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

Pope Leo XIV is marking his first 100 days in office, showing a mix of continuity with and change from Pope Francis' papacy.

Rescue workers transport the body a victim of Friday's flash flooding after recovering it from the rubble of a damaged house at Qadir Nagar village near Pir Baba, Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
3 days ago

Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

Read full article: Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

Pakistan officials said rain-related incidents have killed at least 220 people in a northwest district.

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti appears at Jerusalem's court. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leader

Read full article: Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leader

A video widely circulated on Friday shows Israel’s far-right national security minister admonishing a Palestinian leader face-to-face inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the country and “wipe them out.”.

A Palestinian girl drinks water from a jerrycan after collecting it from a water distribution point during a hot summer day with temperatures reaching 36 C (97 F) in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick

Read full article: Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick

People in Gaza are struggling to secure enough water for drinking and sanitation.

This recent photo taken from a French Canadair water bomber and provided Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 by the Securite Civile shows wildfire in Spain. (Securite Civile via AP)

Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for days

Read full article: Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for days

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece are battling ongoing wildfires as hot, dry conditions persist.

In this photo provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Maj. Gen. Francisco F Lorenzo Jr., left, commander of the AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command, pins the ALON Exercise 2025 patch on Deputy Chief of Joint Operations Maj. Gen. Hugh McAslan during the opening ceremony of joint military drills between Australia and the Philippines in Palawan province, Philippines on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

Australian and Philippine forces launch largest military exercises near disputed South China Sea

Read full article: Australian and Philippine forces launch largest military exercises near disputed South China Sea

Australia has launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving over 3,600 personnel in live-fire drills and a beach assault near the South China Sea.

FILE - The framed hominid fossil "Lucy," is seen at a exhibition at the Ethiopian Natural History Museum in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Les Neuhaus, file)

Ethiopian fossil Lucy leaves for her first exhibition in Europe

Read full article: Ethiopian fossil Lucy leaves for her first exhibition in Europe

The human ancestor fossil known as Lucy has left Ethiopia for display in a European museum.

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