KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine on Sunday angrily rejected Pope Francis's call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing "never" to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should "have the courage to raise the white flag". Activists holding placards during a rally in support of...
LISBON, Portugal—Portugal's main centre-right party, formerly in opposition, won the most seats in Sunday's general election while support for the populist far-right Chega party surged, an exit poll showed. CHEGA supporters react to partial results showed on TV, at Marriot hotel, the party's...
US President Joe Biden (AFP/Manila Bulletin) PHILADELPHIA, United States– US President Joe Biden criticized election rival Donald Trump on Friday for meeting Viktor Orban, saying the Hungarian premier was "looking for dictatorship." Orban traveled to Florida on Friday to meet his "good...
A woman carrying a child walks barefoot as motorists drive through a muddy road following flash flooding in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra on March 9, 2024, after days of heavy rain across the province. At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were missing after flash floods and a...
A attendant cleans the carpet during the second plenary session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 8, 2024. The "Two Sessions" -- parallel meetings of China's rubber-stamp parliament and political consultative body -- offer a rare glimpse into the strategy of the...
Mourners visit the grave of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow on March 6, 2024. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) WARSAW, Poland– The parents of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny thanked the crowds of Russians paying their...
US President Joe Biden (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden warned Israel on Thursday that it cannot use aid as a "bargaining chip" in its fight against Hamas and called for an immediate temporary ceasefire in Gaza, where fears of a looming famine have multiplied. Using...
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union address, pushing for...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden launched a fiery attack on his "dangerous" November presidential election rival Donald Trump in Thursday's State of the Union address, warning that US democracy is under "assault." In the dramatic start to the speech, Biden said he wanted to...
NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRESS – China's President Xi Jinping arrives to the second plenary session of National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 8, 2024. (AFP) BEIJING, China -- China will adopt wide-ranging security laws in 2024 to "resolutely...
PORT-AU-PRINC, Haiti—Haiti's main port was forced to close Thursday as chaotic gang violence engulfed the Caribbean nation and the United States told the absent Haitian prime minister to enact "urgent" political reform. (FILES) View of the ships in the Seaport Terminal of Port-au-Prince, on...
WASHINGTON, United States—US President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address Thursday to attack election rival Donald Trump for plotting "revenge and retribution" while offering skeptical voters his own optimistic version of an American comeback. This combination of pictures created...
