QUITO, Ecuador - Colombia's army was on high alert Friday over the possibility that gangsters who escaped from Ecuador's prisons, including a powerful cartel leader, could enter the country. Members of the Army patrol at the Lucha de los Pobres neighbourhood in southern Quito, on January 12,...
WASHINGTON, United States - Recent strikes against Yemen's Huthis are unlikely to end the threat they pose to international shipping, with the Iran-backed rebels having already survived years of heavy aerial bombardment by Gulf states. This handout satellite picture courtesy of Maxar...
WASHINGTON, United States - Federal prosecutors said Friday they will seek the death penalty for a man convicted in the racially motivated murders of 10 Black people in a New York supermarket in 2022. Payton Gendron The move was a first for the administration of Democratic President Joe...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A terror plot foiled in December by the Danish police and intelligences services had links to the Islamist movement Hamas, Danish police said on Friday. Danish prosecutor Anders Larsson has confirmed that the case "has links to Hamas", Danish police told AFP in an email....
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks to an audience during a 'PM...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Wednesday it plans to send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan after a crucial election on the self-ruled island, and warned China against any military provocation. Supporters sing and wave their smartphones with flashlights during an election...
QUITO, Ecuador - With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a "state of war" Wednesday as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. Grab from a handout video released by...
BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping told Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu that he supported the strategically located archipelago in protecting its "sovereignty", state media reported, after the two countries signed a number of infrastructure and other agreements. President Xi...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Tuesday expressed unease that parliamentary elections in Bangladesh did not have opposition representation because of a boycott, and called for alleged polling irregularities to be investigated. Election officials prepare to count ballot papers at a polling...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump warned on Tuesday of "bedlam" in the United States if he is put on trial, following an appeals court hearing that appeared to lean towards rejecting his claim of presidential immunity. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,...
WASHINGTON, United States - Nearly 50 countries joined the United States on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's alleged transfer of missiles to Russia, demanding an immediate end to the cooperation. TOPSHOT - Rescuers and local residents clear debris following Russian strikes, in Zmiiv, Kharkiv...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden was kept in the dark over his defense secretary's cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations for about a month, the White House admitted Tuesday, as details of Lloyd Austin's deeply unusual disappearance raised questions about leadership of the...
