Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in...
Venezuela’s presidential candidates conclude their campaigns ahead of Sunday’s election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government and opposition closed the official presidential campaign season Thursday with demonstrations that drew thousands of people to the...
Pharrell advocates for reviving arts competitions for 2028 Olympics at Louis Vuitton event
PARIS (AP) — If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition that's been missing for nearly...
Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court halted progress on a project to pave a dirt highway that connects...
South Africa appoints a woman as chief justice for the first time
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa appointed its first female chief justice on Thursday.President Cyril Ramaphosa named Mandisa Maya, the current deputy...
Finance ministers of the Group of 20 in Brazil discuss tax on super-rich
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday for a two-day meeting...
South Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Democratic Alliance took the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court...
Mexicans seeking refuge in Guatemala describe drug cartel shootouts that drove them to flee
AMPLIACION NUEVA REFORMA, Guatemala (AP) — When a 72-year-old Mexican farmer heard the bullets from the most recent cartel shootout landing close to his...
French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening...
BRUSSELS (AP) — On the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, France's interior minister thanked Belgium Thursday for a string of raids...
Athens signs deal to buy 20 US-made F-35 jets in major military overhaul
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece formally approved an offer to buy 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of a...