Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, 21 Apr (AP) — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health...
Voting begins for Maldives Parliament, watched by India and China vying for control of...
MALE, Maldives, 21 Apr (AP) — Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly...
Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further...
KYIV, Ukraine, 21 Apr (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as...
Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, 21 Apr (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day official visit to reaffirm...
2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 21 Apr (AP) — Gunmen opened fire at Pakistani customs officials, killing two and wounding three others in the country’s restive northwest,...
2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in Pacific Ocean; 1 dead, 7 missing
Tokyo, 21 Apr (AP): Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training...
Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power...
KYIV, 20 Apr: Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that appeared to...
North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
SEOUL, 20 Apr: North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area...
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza’s south kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children
RAFAH, 20 Apr: An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them children,...
About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in...
BANGKOK, 20 Apr: About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town...
Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 17 Apr: Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days...
Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat,...
BANGKOK, 17 Apr: Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due...
Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 14 people as the war...
KYIV, Ukraine, 17 Apr: Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor...
Trump will meet with Polish President Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support...
NEW YORK, 17 Apr: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, a...
A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 17 Apr: The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever...
Fire rages through the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire
COPENHAGEN, 16 Apr: A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far...
ISLAMABAD, 16 Apr: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign...
Ukrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia’s aggression
KYIV, 16 Apr: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost...
More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas
MOSCOW, 16 Apr: Nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a local river, local...
The German chancellor presses China on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
BEIJING, 196 Apr: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday to pressure Russia to end its “insane campaign”...