TOPSHOT - (L-R) Philippine’s President Ferdinand Marcos, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay...
NEW YORK, United States -- Oil prices jumped Tuesday after Russia and Saudi Arabia extended cuts to supplies, while global equities mostly retreated and the dollar gained. The price of the main international oil contract, Brent crude, hit $90 per barrel for the first time this year, following...
US President Joe Biden presents US Army Captain Larry Taylor (L) with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2023. Taylor, a former Army helicopter pilot, is being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War...
Nayib Hassan an attorney for Enrique Tarrio speaks to the press outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, DC on September 5, 2023. Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys militia, is to be sentenced on September 5, 2023, for his role in the attack on the US...
Russian mercenary organization -- The Wagner Group (Photo from AFP) LONDON, United Kingdom -- Britain is to ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation, media reports said on Tuesday, quoting Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The UK was set to make the Wagner Group a...
NEW DELHI, India - India was buzzing with speculation Tuesday over rumored plans to scrap official usage of the country's English name, after a state-issued invite sent to world leaders referred to it as "Bharat". Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has worked to remove lingering symbols...
NAIROBI, Kenya - US climate envoy John Kerry said Tuesday that he hoped Washington and Beijing "could come together" in the fight against global warming, at a landmark summit in Kenya aimed at promoting Africa's potential as a green powerhouse. US climate envoy John Kerry (Photo from AFP) "I...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Tuesday it had detained a woman in occupied east Ukraine for trying to kill an official in an attack that wounded him and his son. (Photo from AFP) Acts of sabotage and attacks in Russian-controlled Ukraine have been common throughout Moscow's offensive, and...
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Two Zimbabwean rights lawyers appeared in court on Tuesday on charges of preventing police from questioning their clients, two opposition members who had been allegedly abducted and tortured, sources said. Police arrested lawyers Douglas Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi in a...
CONAKRY, Guinea - The ruling junta in the West African state of Guinea warned against joining protests on Tuesday, the second anniversary of its seizure of power. (Photo from AFP) The ban upholds prohibition of a planned opposition rally calling for a quick return to civilian rule. Authorities...
MOSCOW, Russia - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ankara was against alternative proposals to last year's Ukraine grain agreement, which Moscow scuppered in July. Both Ukraine and Russia have aired rival plans to start...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon - General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe. He also...
