Japan’s Kishida says China seafood ban contrasts with wide support for Fukushima water release
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said that China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from...
Daughter of long-imprisoned activist in Bahrain to return to island in bid to push...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain said Thursday she would return to the island...
King Charles III shows his reign will be more about evolution than revolution after...
LONDON (AP) — Don’t rock the boat.A year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II triggered questions about the future of the British monarchy,...
Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance
BEIRUT (AP) — Over a thousand Syrian refugees each week fleeing to Lebanon from their country’s worsening economic and financial conditions “could create harsh...
Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film to Nazi propaganda
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Film director Agnieszka Holland demanded an apology from Poland's justice minister after he compared her latest film, which explores the...
Rescue efforts are underway for an American caver who fell ill while exploring a...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish and international cave rescue experts are working to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 1,000...
Gabon’s junta says deposed president is ‘freed’ and can travel on a medical trip
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is free...
More than 800 people rescued from floodwaters in Greece after severe rainstorms
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from floods in Greece, the fire department said...
The president of a Japanese boy band company resigns and apologizes for founder’s sex...
TOKYO (AP) — The head of a powerful Japanese talent agency resigned Thursday and made an apology punctuated by repeated, lengthy bows, nine days...
Catholic-Jewish research substantiates reports that Catholic convents sheltered Jews during WWII
ROME (AP) — Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II,...