Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns...
HONG KONG (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier...
The Latest | Blasts, gunfire heard near Rafah crossing as it remains closed under...
Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing remained closed early Wednesday after an Israeli tank brigade seized it the day before. Associated Press journalists heard sporadic explosions...
The Olympic torch is being welcomed in French port city of Marseille with fanfare...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Paris Games organizers have promised “fantastic" celebrations as the arrival of a majestic ship carrying the Olympic torch from Greece...
The North Korean official whose propaganda helped build the Kim dynasty dies at 94
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Ki Nam, a North Korean propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country’s three dynastic leaders,...
Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons Tuesday at a beach...
Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza's southernmost city...
Poland’s Tusk calls secret services meeting to address judge’s defection to Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) —Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk called Tuesday for a special meeting of the secret services to discuss alleged Russian and Belarusian...
Anguish as Kenya’s government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate...
Arrested US soldier awaiting hearing in Russia on theft charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia last week is being held in a pretrial detention facility waiting for a hearing,...
The Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off with pop and protests as the war...
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow...