Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo from AFP) MONTREAL, Canada -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday demanded that India treat with "utmost seriousness" Canada's allegations of New Delhi's possible involvement in the slaying of a Sikh exile, a concern echoed by Washington. Canada's...
NEW YORK, United States -- A New York woman is facing murder and drug charges after a one-year-old boy died from fentanyl poisoning at the daycare she operated and three other children became seriously ill, officials said Tuesday. Grei Mendez, 36, was arrested over the weekend after emergency...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. Erdogan vowed at the United Nations on Tuesday to increase his diplomatic efforts to seek an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by TIMOTHY A....
White House in the United States (File photo) WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States is less than two weeks away from a potential government shutdown, with the stakes increasing as lawmakers struggle to agree on a short-term spending bill. Several budget bills are currently being discussed...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) UNITED NATIONS, United States --...
HONG KONG, China- China has given foreign consulates in Hong Kong a month to submit their local staffers' names, home addresses and job descriptions, according to diplomatic sources and documents seen by AFP on Tuesday. The documents include a letter in English and Chinese dated Monday from...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had been affected by what it called "anomalous activity" regarding its IT systems and that it was currently responding to this "cybersecurity incident." The ICC, which among other things is investigating war crimes in...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran Tuesday for meetings to deepen Moscow's defense ties with Tehran, Russian news agencies reported. Moscow has sought to strengthen its alliances with other countries ostracised by the West, including Iran, which has...
DERNA, Libya - Telephone and internet links were severed Tuesday to Libya's flood-hit city of Derna, a day after hundreds protested there against local authorities they blamed for the thousands of deaths. A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two ageing river dams upstream from the city on...
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian strikes on three Ukrainian cities including Kupyansk in the northeast, where Moscow has led a local offensive for weeks, killed six civilians on Tuesday, Kyiv said. "Today, the enemy struck the city of Kupyansk with a guided aerial bomb," the head of the north-eastern...
The two environmentalists, who reportedly went missing in Orion, Bataan in September, claimed they were abducted by the military. Jonilla Castro and Jhed Tamano made the revelation during a press conference dubbed "Tagged Reloaded: Debunking lies by telling the truth" held at the municipal...
The San Juan City local government, together with the Tzu Chi Medical Foundation-Philippines and Chinese General Hospital, will hold free eye procedures and consultations for indigent residents of the city as part of their advocacy in improving the healthcare services being received by San...
