The return of three stranded Chinese astronauts who are facing a delayed return to Earth is progressing smoothly, according to the country's Manned Space Engineering office.

Thailand has paused a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia indefinitely after a land mine explosion injured four Thai soldiers.

Ukraine’s nuclear energy company says its operations remain unaffected by a major corruption investigation into the country's power sector.

Thieves have broken into the National Museum of Damascus and stolen several ancient statues from the Roman era.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in central Israel for the funeral of an Israeli soldier whose body was held hostage in Gaza for 11 years.

Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments.

Taiwan has evacuated more than 3,000 people and closed schools and offices ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong.

Pakistan’s interior minister says a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police vehicle outside the gate of a district court in Islamabad, killing 12 people and wounding 27.

Indian police say they are investigating a deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law.

Shares are higher in Europe after a retreat in Asia.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.

China's largest online sales festival, dubbed Singles' Day, is getting longer as retailers try to entice frugal shoppers to spend more.

President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back on criticism from Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene that he is spending too much time on foreign affairs and not enough on inflation.

Authorities in Mali say armed men publicly killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military.

The 26th annual Latin Grammy Awards return to Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 13.

China says it's making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping negotiated steps to ease a trade war.

The BBC's top leader and head of its news division are the latest leaders at the institution to be forced out by controversies, this time over criticism of how it edited U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

The top Democratic senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea amid an effort deport people to the West African country.

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard.

Belarus’ authoritarian leader is threatening to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in the country following the closure of its border with Lithuania after repeated incursions by air balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes.

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.

Pakistani security forces have killed 20 Pakistani Taliban insurgents in raids on hideouts in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.

Police in India's capital say that a car explosion near New Delhi's historic Red Fort has killed at least eight people and injured 19 others.

La Fenice, a renowned Venetian opera house, is embroiled in a dispute over the appointment of Beatrice Venezi as music director.

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States as Ukraine tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have led to rolling blackouts.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by the British broadcaster.

Thailand has threatened to suspend a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia.

Indonesia has declared former dictator Suharto a national hero, provoking outrage from rights group who say the move is an attempt to whitewash decades of human rights abuses and corruption that took place during his 32 years in power.

Big Tech and other superstars of the U.S. stock market rallied, and Wall Street recovered most of its loss from last week.

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist.

Writer David Szalay has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his novel “Flesh,” the story of an ordinary man’s life over several decades.

A thick layer of smog has enveloped India’s capital, New Delhi, as pollution levels surge, worsening a public health crisis.

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has left a Paris prison after an appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision.

South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces additional criminal charges as prosecutors allege that he flew drones over North Korea to deliberately create tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law.

U.N. climate negotiations are underway in Brazil, and leaders are pushing for accelerating efforts to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it.

China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.

President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House, marking a significant shift in U.S.-Syria relations.

Typhoon Fung-wong has blown out of the northwestern Philippines after causing floods and landslides.

The head of the BBC has resigned after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

European, Latin American, and Caribbean nations have started a two-day summit in Colombia to strengthen ties.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

Judy Bertuso feeds her husband Apollo in a tent on a basketball court in Quezon City.

Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election.

King Charles III has led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for war dead in London.

Israel has confirmed it has received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014.

Two Kenyan activists have been released from detention in Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni confirmed their arrest over a month ago.

Ukrainian strikes have disrupted power and heating in two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, according to local Russian officials.

Rescuers in Malaysia have recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 survivors from a capsized boat.

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has inducted its 2025 class, celebrating influential musicians and figures.

A dwindling number of Holocaust survivors are marking the 87th anniversary Sunday of Kristallnacht at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong has slammed into the northeastern coast of the Philippines, leaving at least two people dead and forcing over a million to evacuate.

Björn Werner signed everything thrust in front of him by NFL fans who packed a Berlin plaza Saturday.

Rodrigo Paz has been sworn in as Bolivia’s new president, marking a shift after nearly 20 years of one-party rule.

A powerful tornado in Brazil's southern state of Parana has killed six people and injured hundreds of others.

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape atrocities by a paramilitary force since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region.

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.

Bulgaria is racing to prevent the shutdown of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on its Russian owner take effect later this month.

Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have ended without agreement.

Ukrainian authorities say that a Russian drone has hit an apartment building in eastern Ukraine and four people have been killed and 12 others wounded.

Tanzanian authorities have charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month.

Gaza health officials say over 69,000 Palestinians have died in the Israel-Hamas war.

Women in Mexico face daily fears of harassment and violence, especially when using public transportation and rideshare apps.

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor has sent a chill across Israel.

Scientists have captured rare footage of remoras, also known as sucker fish, hitching rides on humpback whales off the coast of Australia.

In a story published Nov. 7, 2025, about solar imports, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Qcells would use polysilicon refined in Washington state to make solar panels.

President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.

The Justice Department is scrutinizing a trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Qatar, but the mayor is not a target of the investigation, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, The probe into a trip Bowser took with staff in 2023 is focused on a lobbyist tied to the Democratic mayor, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation.

President Donald Trump is accusing foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation.

Most justices on Brazil's Supreme Court panel have rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal.

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.

Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez is showcasing his portrait of two hippos brought to Colombia by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.

Prince Harry has apologized to Canadians for wearing an LA Dodgers cap at a World Series game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump.

Israeli and U.S. officials say Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted what they say was a plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico.

The 2026 Grammy Award nominees are here.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown has taken effect, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans.

Mexico's political polarization has tarnished what could have been a moment of national solidarity after President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on a downtown street.

Pakistan’s Information Minister says ongoing talks with Afghanistan in Istanbul have hit a deadlock despite the mediation of Turkey and Qatari officials.

British police have arrested 10 people around a Europa League soccer match in Birmingham between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Gunvor, a major international commodities trader, has rejected U_S_ government claims that it acts as "the Kremlin's puppet."

A European Union vessel has reached a ship taken by pirates off the coast of Somalia and found all its 24 crew members safe.

Indonesian authorities have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in a mosque attack at a Jakarta high school.

Honda has reported a 37% drop in profit for the first fiscal half through September.

Pope Leo XIV is getting used to being pope at the six-month mark, following his shock election in May and sharp learning curve over the summer.

The theft of the Louvre's crown jewels has increased calls for the museum to be more transparent about the colonial origins of the treasures it displays.

Stock indexes wound up mixed on Wall Street but still clocked their first weekly loss in the last four.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam, and left at least five people dead and thousands of homes damaged before weakening into a tropical storm.

Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press’ story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats.

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month.

As a left-leaning Muslim politician, London Mayor Sadiq Khan shares similarities with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, after extensive sea trials.

China has reported that its exports contracted in October, hit by a 25% drop in shipments to the United States.

Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations.

South Korea's military says North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced another deadly U.S. strike on a boat he said was trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.

Brazil has unveiled long-awaited details about a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests and announced it had already drawn $5.5 billion in financial pledges.

The U.N. Security Council has voted to lift a series of sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government days before he's set to arrive in the U.S. for a historic visit to the White House.