NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says war-torn Ukraine will one day become a member of the world’s largest security allianceBUCHAREST, Romania -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed the Military alliance's...
Ukrainian authorities are investigating sites where torture allegedly took place in the city of KhersonKHERSON, Ukraine -- When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi's home in August, the 24-year-old police officer...
Pakistan’s new military chief has taken command of the country's armed forcesISLAMABAD -- Pakistan’s new military chief took command of the country's armed forces on Tuesday amid a deepening political rift between the...
Authorities in El Salvador are warning residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the eastern part of the country to be alert as it begins to eruptSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Authorities in El Salvador on Monday warned residents...
South Korea’s government has ordered some of the thousands of truck drivers who have been on strike to return to work, insisting that their nationwide walkout over freight fare issues is hurting an already weak economySEOUL, South...
Toronto police say a 61-year-old man has been charged in the killings of two women who were found dead in their Toronto homes other almost four decades agoTORONTO -- A 61-year-old man has been charged in the cold case killings of two...
Australia’s environment minister says her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sitesCANBERRA, Australia -- Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her...
South Korea has extradited a 42-year-old murder suspect to New Zealand two months after she was arrested over her possible connection to the bodies of two long-dead children found in abandoned suitcases in AugustSEOUL, South Korea...
A Kurdish spokesman and an Arab TV station say the chief of Russian forces in Syria has met with a Kurdish commander over threats by Turkey to launch a new incursion into northern SyriaBEIRUT -- The chief of Russian forces in Syria...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that the U_K_’s “golden era” of ties with China was over in his first major speech on foreign policy, and described China’s growing authoritarianism as a “systemic challenge...
The Pakistani Taliban on say they have ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government in Islamabad, ordering its fighters to resume attacks across the country, where scores of deadly attacks have been blamed on the insurgent groupISLAMABAD...
A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, sounding the alarm that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action the world’s...
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a coalition deal with a small ultranationalist faction leader known for homophobic rhetoric and disparaging remarks about non-Orthodox Jews, a sign of the incoming government's...
The niece of Iran's supreme leader is calling for people to pressure their governments to cut ties with TehranBAGHDAD -- The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on people to pressure their governments...
Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday that the number of babies born this year is below last year's record lowTOKYO -- The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year’s record low in what the the...
Ukraine is preparing for more Russian strikes and has warned of the possibility of a new round of evacuations from the capitalKYIV -- Ukraine prepared for more Russian strikes on Monday and warned of the possibility for a new round...
The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racistLONDON -- The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox...
Nepal’s main ruling party is leading in last week’s parliamentary elections with most of the votes countedKATHMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's main ruling party was leading in last week's parliamentary elections with most of the...
Hong Kong’s top court has upheld a ruling to let a veteran British lawyer defend pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai at his national security trial this week despite fierce opposition from the pro-Beijing campHONG KONG -- Hong Kong's...
Devastating Russian strikes in Ukraine have cut off power to many hospitalsKHERSON, Ukraine -- Dr. Oleh Duda, a cancer surgeon at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, was in the middle of a complicated, dangerous surgery when he heard explosions...
Britain's top envoy for the Indo-Pacific says Australia’s shift to nuclear-powered submarines will assure its South Pacific neighbors of the UK's commitment to regional securityCANBERRA, Australia -- Australia’s shift...