TOKYO, Japan - Rescuers scoured waters off Japan on Thursday for seven missing US Air Force personnel whose Osprey crashed during a training exercise, in the latest incident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft. (AFP PHOTO / 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters) Japan's defense...
ROME, Italy -- Pope Francis cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the COP28 climate talks Tuesday, on the advice of doctors concerned over his recent flu-like symptoms, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old, who has made protecting the environment a cornerstone of his 10-year papacy, had planned to...
PARIS, France -- Ten Israeli women including a 17-year-old were released Tuesday by Gaza militants, Israeli officials said, on the fifth day of a truce in fighting with Hamas. Israeli freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz (L), 85, takes part in a protest with her family members outside the Ministry of...
SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian police officer was charged with manslaughter Wednesday, after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother who later died in hospital. Dementia patient Clare Nowland died in May this year, following a nursing home confrontation with police that shocked...
PARIS, France -- Insufficient investment in developing countries is putting efforts to reduce global warming at risk, a UN economics expert group said Wednesday, calling for COP28 to push for "radical change". Two women walk near a COP28 logo ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO members on Tuesday urged each other not to let up in backing Ukraine's fight against Russia, amid doubts over US support and a bloody stalemate on the ground. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber speaks during a press conference during the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories -- Two Palestinian teenagers were killed Tuesday during Israeli army raids in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged in tandem with the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said. According to the ministry, Amir Wahdan, 14, was killed...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery. Pope Francis "The pope's condition is good and stable, he has no fever and his...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his third wartime visit to the Middle East this week, a US official said Monday, just as mediators announced an extension of a truce in Gaza. (US Secretary of State Antony Blinken) Blinken will also head this week to Dubai to...
ROME, Italy - Italy's cabinet on Monday adopted a decree aimed at boosting renewables, improving the country's energy security and supporting energy-intensive businesses. "We want to unlock the great potential of our country, to make it a reference point on renewables," Ecological Transition...
SYDNEY, Australia - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with one witness saying the ground swayed "like you are on a boat". The epicentre was detected at an estimated depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles) at 8:46 am local...
DOHA, Qatar - A humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will extend by two days, mediator Qatar said Monday as an initial four-day truce in Gaza was set to expire. (Photo from AFP) "The State of Qatar announces that, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been...
