Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WASHINGTON, 16 Apr: President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like...
UN climate chief says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’
OXFORD, 10 Apr: Humanity has only two years left "to save the world" by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions...
Russia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency with other regions under threat
MOSCOW, 7 Apr (AP) — Russia’s government declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency on Sunday, with preparations...
Yellen says US-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done to...
BEIJING, 7 Apr (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a meeting Sunday with Chinese Premier Li...
China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US...
BEIJING, 7 Apr (AP) — China’s military said Sunday that it had conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the...
US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China...
MANILA, Philippines , 7 Apr (AP) — The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine...
Security forces kill 2 Papuan rebel leaders in shootout near jointly owned US-Indonesian gold...
JAYAPURA, Indonesia, 7 Apr (AP) — Two Papuan separatist leaders were killed in a shootout between security forces and their rebel group near one...
Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume...
CAIRO, 7 Apr (AP) — Israel’s military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza,...
The world’s oldest man says the secret to his longevity is luck, plus regular...
LONDON, 7 Apr (AP) — The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips...
Japan’s Kishida, ahead of US trip, seeks stronger military ties with Washington and other...
TOKYO, 5 Apr (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United...
UN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel as concerns...
GENEVA, 5 Apr (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel in a...
Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s...
TALLINN, Estonia, 5 Apr (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall to Ukraine,...
Turkey arrests two more people suspected of spying for Israel
ANKARA, Turkey, 5 Apr (AP) — Turkish authorities have arrested two people suspected of providing information to the Israeli spy agency, a top official...
German investigators seize fake US bills with a face value of over $103 million
BERLIN, 5 Apr (AP) — German investigators said Friday they have seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills with a face value of over $103 million,...
New mass graves in Rwanda reveal cracks in reconciliation efforts, 30 years after the...
HUYE, Rwanda, 5 Apr (AP) — The diggers’ hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for — and often finding — human bone fragments. The...
Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
JERUSALEM, 5 Apr (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone...
A drone attack kills 4 people in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Russia builds its...
KYIV, Ukraine, 4 Apr: Russian forces fired drones at two apartment buildings and a power plant in Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing four people, local...
NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity
BRUSSELS, 4 Apr: NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay...
18 gunmen and 10 security force members die in clashes in Iran’s southeast, state...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 4 Apr: Iran’s state media said security forces were able to release hostages taken by gunmen Thursday following clashes in...
People jump into the sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand....
BANGKOK, 4 Apr: Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early Thursday, and all...