QUITO, Ecuador - Britain's former honorary consul in the Ecuadoran port city of Guayaquil, Colin Armstrong, was released "safe and sound" after being kidnapped over the weekend, officials in the South American country said Wednesday. "Our units released citizen Collin A., kidnapped days...
A resident looks at a collapsed building after an earthquake in Jishishan County, in northwest China’s Gansu province on December 19, 2023. (Photo by CNS / AFP) HAIDONG, China– Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes on Tuesday after China's...
BANGKOK, Thailand– Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for parliament to debate legalizing same-sex unions, moving the kingdom a step closer to equalizing marriage rights. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the changes would strengthen family structures, and parliament is...
Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN VATICAN CITY, Holy See– The Vatican on Monday approved blessings for same-sex couples, a hugely contested issue in the Catholic Church, as long as they are not in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. In a document approved by Pope...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- A volcanic eruption began Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an earthquake swarm, Iceland's Meteorological Office said. For weeks, the Nordic country has been on high alert for a potential eruption at any moment after a period of intense...
WILMINGTON, United States - The White House on Sunday condemned Donald Trump for using what it described as fascist-like rhetoric after the former president said immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country." It also accused Trump of "praising dictators" when he quoted Russian President...
TOKYO, Japan - A missile test fired by North Korea on Monday was an intercontinental ballistic class with a potential range covering all of the United States, Japan said. "The ICBM-class ballistic missile launched this time, if calculated based on the trajectory, depending on weight of...
WILMINGTON, United States - A car crashed into a Secret Service vehicle attached to Joe Biden's motorcade on Sunday, with the security scare startling the US president as he left his campaign headquarters in Delaware. After a loud bang caused by a sedan slamming into an SUV positioned in a...
PARIS, France - French lawmakers and senators prepared to hammer out a compromise over a beleaguered immigration bill on Monday as President Emmanual Macron's government hoped to salvage what is seen as a flagship reform of his second term. France has a long tradition of welcoming refugees and...
OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian ship was hit by an "unidentified object" in the Red Sea on Monday, its owner said, as a series of shipping companies suspended transit of the seaway because of Yemeni rebel attacks. The MT Swan Atlantic was carrying biofuel feedstock from France to Reunion Island...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf. Khan has been locked up since August and is being tried for leaking...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Green campaigners on Monday launched legal action against the UK government after it authorised oil and gas production in the country's largest undeveloped field. Uplift and Greenpeace said in a joint statement they were mounting separate legal challenges to prevent...
