WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the...
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable outcome for Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. The conservative had became one of Pope Francis ' most ardent critics and a symbol of the polarized Catholic Church in...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, repeatedly rejected taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office while blaming his disastrous debate performance on a “bad...
LONDON (AP) — Labour leader Keir Starmer has officially become prime minister of the United Kingdom. Britain's King Charles III, right, shakes hands with Keir Starmer where he invited the Labour Party leader to become prime minister and to form a new government, following the landslide...
FILE - Britain's King Charles III pauses during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File) LONDON (AP) — The Labour Party has won Britain's general election, bringing a new party to power for the first time in...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Orbán's press chief said Friday, a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Orbán's visit comes...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday it was conducting counterterrorism activity that included an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian authorities said five people were killed. The military said Israeli soldiers had "encircled a building where...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departed from Buckingham Palace following his resignation as prime minister late Friday morning, after the Conservative Party suffered staggering losses in the general election. Outgoing British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, leaves the Conservative Campaign...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan on Friday, July 5, urged Manileños to download the mobile game called "Kapitan Ligtas: Dengue Fighter" on their mobile phones, which is the city's innovative way of observing the Dengue Awareness Month. The "Kapitan Ligtas: Dengue Fighter" mobile app that can now...
Lexter Castro, known in social media as "Boy Dila," who earned the ire of the public for dousing a motorcycle rider with water during the conduct of "basaan" in celebration of Wattah! Wattah! Festival on June 24, met with the rider at the San Juan City Hall to personally ask for forgiveness from...
A 31-year-old Chinese national was rescued by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) on June 29, after being held captive by another Chinese national along Adriatico Street, Ermita, Manila. (Photo from MPD) The victim was identified as "Jun Cheng," a computer technician and resident of...
The Valenzuela city government on Friday, July 5, turned over closed-circuit television (CCTV) sets to 14 different Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and public schools to ensure the safety of Valenzuelanos. (Valenzuela city government PIO) The beneficiaries requested the CCTV sets during “People's...
