PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on Wednesday, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos. Haiti has been rocked by a surge of unrest since February...
TOKYO, Japan - Buildings shook in Tokyo and emergency phone alarms went off when a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the capital on Friday morning, with no tsunami warning issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake in southern Ibaraki, east of Tokyo, had a depth of 50 kilometres...
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia said Thursday it would join an international drone coalition to aid Ukraine's war effort, uniting with allies like Britain and Latvia. Britain's Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps (R) and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense...
CANBERRA, Australia - The United Kingdom and Australia inked a new defense agreement in Canberra on Thursday, as they try to boost a fledgling nuclear-powered submarine program with the United States. Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles (L) and Britain's...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) listens to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly during their meeting in Ramallah on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada - Canada will halt all arms shipments to Israel, a government official told AFP on...
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Wednesday announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school admissions slots nationwide every year, moving ahead with a reform plan to create more doctors despite a crippling month-long strike by medics opposed to it. Hospitals have been forced to...
Vatican City, Holy See - Pope Francis on Wednesday repeated his call for negotiations to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza, after remarks about "raising the white flag" sparked outrage in Kyiv. At his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 87-year-old turned his thoughts to the populations of...
Moscow, Russia - Russia said Wednesday that another person was killed in Ukrainian attacks on its Belgorod region, as President Vladimir Putin vowed to restore security in the country's border areas. Ukraine has shelled the Belgorod region for months but last week stepped up attacks...
Hanoi, Vietnam - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just one year in the job, the ruling Communist Party announced Wednesday, as the country mounts a sweeping anti-graft purge. The party said Thuong was guilty of "violations and shortcomings" and his resignation was...
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations reiterated to countries Wednesday that people fleeing the spiralling violence in Haiti should be granted refugee protection and not be forcibly returned. The UN refugee agency issued new legal guidance to ensure the Haitians most at risk are...
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, decisively beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote. Defence Minister Prabowo and his...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers (USW) union Wednesday, less than a week after saying he opposed the proposed sale of US Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel. The planned $14.1 billion acquisition has become a hot political issue...
