Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 50 people in...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in western Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban...
As Japan’s yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized crime hired via social media
TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an...
Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid on Friday, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing...
UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab...
Senegal’s new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his...
Some of the Catholic Church’s best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard...
King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary...
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings,...
The US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension
TOKYO (AP) —The U.S. Ambassador to Japan stressed Friday the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to the alliance with its key...
Georgia’s prime minister joins tens of thousands in a march to promote ‘family purity’
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's prime minister joined tens of thousands of people on a march through the capital on Friday to mark the...
Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security
PARIS (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, after France imposed...