German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shake hands after addressing a joint press conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) BERLIN, Germany -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- Airbnb on Monday said it is banning security cameras inside guest homes so as to prioritize privacy. The home rental platform previously allowed indoor security cameras in common areas such as hallways and living rooms if they were clearly visible and disclosed in...
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (AFP) CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been selected to seek a third, successive term in July 28 elections, a senior ruling party official said Monday. A vote by the PSUV party concluded that Maduro would be its presidential...
ATLANTA, United States -- Donald Trump can mathematically lock up the Republican nomination in primary voting Tuesday, which includes the key swing state of Georgia where he faces racketeering charges over an alleged conspiracy to steal the last election. Trump steamrolled his sole remaining...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday. TOPSHOT - Residents leave their homes as gang violence escalates in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Weapons imports to Europe nearly doubled over the past five years, partly due to the war in Ukraine, while exports from Russia halved, researchers said on Monday. Ukraine has become the world's fourth largest arms importer, while France has replaced Russia as the world's...
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine on Sunday angrily rejected Pope Francis's call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing "never" to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should "have the courage to raise the white flag". Activists holding placards during a rally in support of...
LISBON, Portugal—Portugal's main centre-right party, formerly in opposition, won the most seats in Sunday's general election while support for the populist far-right Chega party surged, an exit poll showed. CHEGA supporters react to partial results showed on TV, at Marriot hotel, the party's...
US President Joe Biden (AFP/Manila Bulletin) PHILADELPHIA, United States– US President Joe Biden criticized election rival Donald Trump on Friday for meeting Viktor Orban, saying the Hungarian premier was "looking for dictatorship." Orban traveled to Florida on Friday to meet his "good...
A woman carrying a child walks barefoot as motorists drive through a muddy road following flash flooding in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra on March 9, 2024, after days of heavy rain across the province. At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were missing after flash floods and a...
A attendant cleans the carpet during the second plenary session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 8, 2024. The "Two Sessions" -- parallel meetings of China's rubber-stamp parliament and political consultative body -- offer a rare glimpse into the strategy of the...
Mourners visit the grave of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow on March 6, 2024. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) WARSAW, Poland– The parents of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny thanked the crowds of Russians paying their...
