Map locating a 7.1-magnitude quake in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday. / AFP JAKARTA, Indonesia– A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami warning was...
Ukrainian army veteran Stanislav (22), looks at graffiti on a burnt van, titled "Intercepting Angels" by US street artist Bandit, at a vehicle graveyard in the town of Irpin, Kyiv region, on November 7, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)...
Graphic content / People clear the rubble following an overnight raid by Israeli troops in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank on November 7, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) JAKARTA, Indonesia– Indonesia denied...
SINGAPORE, Singapore– A luxury resort operator in Singapore said Tuesday that the personal data of about 665,000 members of its shopping loyalty program had been hacked. The breach of Marina Bay Sands was the latest in a string of major cybersecurity incidents reported in the...
Britain's King Charles III (AFP) LONDON, United Kingdom -- Charles III gives the first King's Speech in more than 70 years Tuesday, formally opening the UK parliament with a run-down of his government's legislative plans as an election looms. The 74-year-old head of state will outline Conservative...
Former US President Donald Trump prepares to testify during his trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, on November 6, 2023. The 77-year-old once and potentially future president is expected to testify at his civil trial in which he stands accused of fraudulently inflating those famous...
An undated handout photograph taken by The National Archives and released by the University of Cambridge on November 2, 2023 shows a love letter from Anne Le Cerf, aka Nanette, to her husband Jean Topsent. Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between...
ANKARA, Turkey - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held tough talks in Turkey on Monday aimed at soothing the anger of one of Washington's most strategic but difficult allies about the bloodshed in Gaza. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to the press after his meetings with Turkish...
TACLOBAN, Philippines - Filipino widow Agatha Ando has learned to laugh again in the decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the central Philippines, killing more than 6,000 people and leaving millions homeless. This combination image of two photographs created on October 24, 2023 shows...
NEW DELHI, India - New Delhi will restrict the use of private vehicles for a week in a bid to offer residents some respite from the toxic smog choking the megacity, authorities announced Monday. Commuters make their way along a road amid heavy smoggy conditions in Amritsar on November 6,...
PARIS, France - The French Senate starts on Monday to debate a hugely controversial immigration bill that the government says will bolster security for legal migrants but that opponents see as new evidence of a lurch to the right by President Emmanuel Macron. Left-wingers reject the draft law's bid...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU on Monday announced an investigation into Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress, seeking more details on what measures it is taking to protect consumers online from illegal products, including fake medicines. The European Commission said it had sent a formal request for...
