Blinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of...
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration’s expanded commitment to Asia and the...
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy...
Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Search teams were still digging at the site of deadly mudslides in southern Ethiopia on Friday, as the death...
With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
LONDON (AP) — When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to defend other NATO...
French train lines hit by ‘malicious acts’ disrupting traffic ahead of Olympics, rail company...
PARIS (AP) — The French national rail company SNCF said Friday that high-speed lines were hit by several “malicious acts” that heavily disrupted traffic...
Wounded in a strike that killed her family, a 2-year-old joins Gaza’s ranks of...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The 2-year-old toddler lay on a foil blanket, her face covered with salve for her burns and her...
Southeast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia met Friday in Laos with China’s foreign minister for talks that come as friction escalates...
Agreement with Russia is ‘deal with the devil,’ adviser to Ukrainian president says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Signing an agreement with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil,...
A mysterious pile of bones could hide evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
TOKYO (AP) — Depending on who you ask, the bones that have been sitting in a Tokyo repository for decades could be either leftovers...
Vietnam Communist Party chief’s funeral draws thousands of mourners, including world leaders
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi on Friday for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated...