CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash . The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid rammed by NASA two years ago in a dress rehearsal for the day a killer space...
The World Bank expects the Philippine economy to grow by an average of six percent in the next three years — one of the fastest rates in the region, despite challenges to jobs arising from new technologies like robots and artificial intelligence (AI). In its East Asia and the Pacific...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance were planned across the world on Monday to mark one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as world leaders called for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages. Candles and flowers are laid at the...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world's rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places. FILE - Barges float in the Mississippi River as a...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) – Florida is gearing up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters and heads toward major population centers, including Tampa and Orlando. HURRICANE MILTON – This satellite image from the National...
RE'IM, Israel (AP) – Israelis were holding vigils and somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in the country's history, which sparked the war in Gaza and scarred Israelis indelibly. ISRAEL ATTACK ANNIVERSARY – An attendant walks through a...
With about three-fourths of loan proceeds reaching billions of pesos still unspent just months before they expire, the Philippines wants to extend for two more years the financing for a delayed major flood control project in Metro Manila, the country's business and commercial hub that's also the...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of North Korea and China marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on Sunday by exchanging messages that expressed hopes for stronger ties, as outsiders raised questions about their relationship. FILE - In this photo released by China's Xinhua...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism. An aerial view shows Hillside Villa, bottom center, an...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor. Pope Francis appears at his studio window for the traditional noon blessing of...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon in a widening war with Iran-allied militant groups across the region....
