AFP/MANILA BULLETIN BEIJING, China– China on Wednesday accused Taiwan's ruling party of "creating panic" after the island's authorities issued a national emergency alert over a satellite launch by Beijing. Phones across Taiwan blared with a "presidential alert" Tuesday afternoon, around...
Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a flood-effected area in Karditsa, Thessaly region, Greece. (Xinhua) BERLIN, Germany -- Natural disasters caused worldwide losses of around US$250 billion in 2023, German reinsurer Munich Re said in its annual report on Tuesday. Thunderstorms in North...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A leading ally of French President Emmanuel Macron warned Tuesday that Europe risks becoming "ungovernable" as far-right parties threaten to make major gains at EU elections in June. "The risk of an ungovernable Europe is pretty real," Stephane Sejourne, who heads...
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called an embarrassment for the country. Dog meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, and at one point up...
BAKU, Azerbaijan - A late-night blaze at a maternity clinic in Azerbaijan has left four infants dead, officials said Tuesday, as the Caucasus country's authoritarian leader vowed to personally oversee an investigation into the fire. Rescuers working at night hauled out patients in incubators...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union's competition regulator said Tuesday it was looking into Microsoft's investment into ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it merits further investigation under the bloc's merger rules. German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck (R)...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Tuesday that its military would do everything possible to stop the Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod, a border town where hundreds were evacuated after fatal bombardments. The vow came as the defence ministry said it had downed four Ukrainian drones over western...
GENEVA, Switzerland - Two United Nations rights experts called Monday for justice for a multitude of alleged crimes, including sexual torture, during Hamas's unprecedented attacks in Israel on October 7. This photograph taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the...
BERLIN, Germany - Furious farmers opposed to German government plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture used tractors to block roads across the country on Monday in an escalating dispute. The coordinated nationwide demonstration targeted motorway access ramps in particular, snarling traffic,...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis on Monday condemned "war crimes" perpetrated against civilians in conflicts such as in Gaza and Ukraine, and said those killed should not be considered "collateral damage." "The distinction between military and civil objectives is no longer respected," the...
KYIV, Ukraine - Four people were killed in a "massive" wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine Monday, officials said, as authorities in the Russian border city of Belgorod evacuated hundreds due to Ukrainian shelling. As the war approaches its second anniversary, both Moscow and Kyiv have...
BRASÃLIA, Brazil - At least 25 people have been killed after a tourist bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said Monday. "Military firefighters responded to an incident that left 25 dead" near the municipality of Gaviao, about 155 miles (250...
