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Read full article: Bolivia eases visa requirements for US and Israeli travelers

Bolivia eases visa requirements for US and Israeli travelers

For travelers from the United States and Israel, visiting Bolivia has just become a little easier.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

Read full article: White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

The White House says a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful.

FILE - A man rides his bicycle past police station in Pont-Sonde, Haiti, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Read full article: Gangs launch large-scale attack in Haiti's central region as hundreds flee gunfire and burning homes

Gangs launch large-scale attack in Haiti's central region as hundreds flee gunfire and burning homes

Heavily armed gangs have attacked Haiti’s central region, killing men, women and children and setting fire to homes.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech, backing the Budget to signal a fresh push on welfare reform, in central London, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: UK leader Starmer backs Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy

UK leader Starmer backs Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his Treasury chief Rachel Reeves against claims she misled the public about government finances before last week's tax-hiking budget.

Pope Leo XIV, centre, attends an ecumenical and interreligious meeting at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatari)

Read full article: Pope in Lebanon asks for 'divine gift of peace' alongside country's Christian and Muslim leaders

Pope in Lebanon asks for 'divine gift of peace' alongside country's Christian and Muslim leaders

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region.

People offer flowers for the victims near the site of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Read full article: Hong Kong fire probe reveals unsafe netting as public mourns and government stifles dissent

Hong Kong fire probe reveals unsafe netting as public mourns and government stifles dissent

Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance.

People walk along a road in a village affected by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Read full article: Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Over 800 people remain missing after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

FILE - Tulip Siddiq, left, stands beside Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool, File)

Read full article: Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and her British lawmaker niece both found guilty of corruption

Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and her British lawmaker niece both found guilty of corruption

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project.

Worshippers visit Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Read full article: Pope Leo XIV's visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil

Pope Leo XIV's visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon highlights the country's religious pluralism and sends a message to Christians not to abandon the region.

Nasry Asfura, presidential candidate for the National Party, shows his inked finger afterv voting in general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump's impact is debated in Honduras, where conservatives lead the presidential vote tallies

Read full article: Trump's impact is debated in Honduras, where conservatives lead the presidential vote tallies

With votes from about 57% of polling places counted in Honduras, preliminary and partial results showed conservative candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading the presidential contest early Monday and the governing party trailing.

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff shakes hands during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, on Aug. 6, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Read full article: Land and security are the main sticking points as Russia and Ukraine mull Trump's peace proposal

Land and security are the main sticking points as Russia and Ukraine mull Trump's peace proposal

Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week.

FILE - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez, File)

Read full article: Trump's pardon promise offers yet another life to Honduras' imprisoned ex-president

Trump's pardon promise offers yet another life to Honduras' imprisoned ex-president

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, once a U.S. ally in the war on drugs, is on the verge of being pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an aircraft on his way to Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Andreas Solaro/Pool Via AP)

Read full article: Pope Leo XIV doubles down on insistence for 2-state solution to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Pope Leo XIV doubles down on insistence for 2-state solution to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Pope Leo XIV has doubled down on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro brandishes a sword said to have belonged to independence hero Simon Bolivar during a civic-military event at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Read full article: Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack

Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was once critical of English.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 10 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Read full article: Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel

Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial.

Rescuers carry the body of a flood victim, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)

Read full article: Indonesian residents hunt for food and water after deadly floods. 193 dead in Sri Lanka

Indonesian residents hunt for food and water after deadly floods. 193 dead in Sri Lanka

Indonesian authorities report that some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive.

Protesters destroy an effigy of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during an anti-corruption rally in Manila, Philippines on, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Read full article: Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects

Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Read full article: Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal

Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal

U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

A soldier guards a polling station during general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Read full article: Vote count under way in Honduras to elect new president in a close race after Trump’s intervention

Vote count under way in Honduras to elect new president in a close race after Trump’s intervention

Poll workers have begun tallying Hondurans’ votes as the country moves to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced he would pardon a former president.

Police remove what appears to be a body bag from the site of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Read full article: Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns

Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns

The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146.

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Read full article: Pope Leo XIV calls on Lebanese leaders to be true peacemakers as he seeks to bring message of hope

Pope Leo XIV calls on Lebanese leaders to be true peacemakers as he seeks to bring message of hope

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside.

A screen displays an image of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a day after President Donald Trump said he plans to pardon Hernandez for a 2024 drug trafficking sentence, before the start of a press conference of Ruling party presidential candidate Rixi Moncada in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Read full article: Trump's pardon of ex-Honduran president Hernández injects wild card into election

Trump's pardon of ex-Honduran president Hernández injects wild card into election

Hondurans are buzzing about U.S. President Donald Trump's recent involvement in their presidential election.

Travelers wait in the main hall of the Simon Bolivar Maiquetia International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, after several international airlines canceled flights following a warning from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration about a hazardous situation in Venezuelan airspace. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Read full article: Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed. Maduro government slams 'colonial threat'

Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed. Maduro government slams 'colonial threat'

The Venezuelan government is accusing President Donald Trump of making a ”colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty.

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of "Anna Karenina," in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Read full article: Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88

Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died.

Demonstrators with Georgian and EU flags light flares as they gather in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, to mark 365 days of non-stop protests against the government's decision to halt talks on joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Read full article: Georgian opposition figure arrested over alleged arson attempt at Tbilisi court

Georgian opposition figure arrested over alleged arson attempt at Tbilisi court

Georgian authorities have detained a prominent opposition figure Alexander Elisashvili on suspicion of attempting to set fire to the Tbilisi City Court office building.

A view of a street in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darcicio Barbosa)

Read full article: African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup and former president flees to Republic of Congo

African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup and former president flees to Republic of Congo

The African Union has suspended Guinea-Bissau following a military coup, emphasizing its zero tolerance for unconstitutional changes in government.

Sister Maria Elena cuts a photograph of a missing girl to paste on a Christmas ornament to hang on the Tree of Hope, during an event organized by the diocese of Ecatepec at the Church of the Sacred Heart of San Cristobal in Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Read full article: A Christmas tree in Mexico carries the faces of loved ones who never came home

A Christmas tree in Mexico carries the faces of loved ones who never came home

Families of Mexico’s disappeared gathered at a cathedral near Mexico City to craft Christmas ornaments bearing the faces of their missing loved ones.

A girl carries bread as she walks past destruction left by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Read full article: Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says

Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says

Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Jean-Pascal Hohm is seen after he was elected AfD youth leader during the re-founding of the AfD youth organization in Giessen, Germany, early Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Read full article: German far-right party sets up its new youth wing as thousands protest

German far-right party sets up its new youth wing as thousands protest

A confident far-right Alternative for Germany has set up its new youth organization as thousands of protesters converged on the western city of Giessen.

William Li describes his escape from the deadly Nov. 26 fire that destroyed his home at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district, Hong Kong on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Read full article: Grateful to be alive, residents who escaped the Hong Kong apartment blaze wonder what comes next

Grateful to be alive, residents who escaped the Hong Kong apartment blaze wonder what comes next

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with dozens unaccounted for.

Rescuers search for victims after a drone hit a residential building during Russia's night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday. Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Read full article: Russian attacks kill 3 as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum

Russian attacks kill 3 as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum

U.S. officials are meeting in Florida this weekend with their Ukrainian counterparts about the Russia-Ukraine war.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John lee, center and other officers observe a moment of silence for the victims of the deadly fire that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Read full article: Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.

In this photo released on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers remove a scooter buried in the mud as they search for victims at a village hit by a landslide in Batu Goading, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (BASARNAS via AP)