KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced Russian "beasts" after a video appeared to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner, prompting international outrage. The emergence of the disturbing footage, which AFP was unable to independently verify,...
LONDON, United Kingdom | - Prince Harry will attend the coronation in London of his father King Charles III but without his wife Meghan, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The announcement follows weeks of uncertainty over the presence of Harry and Meghan, who have launched a...
NEW YORK, United States - New York appointed its first rat "czar" on Wednesday, tasked with cracking down on one of the more unappealing aspects of life in the Big Apple. The appointment of Kathleen Corradi comes four months after the city posted a tongue-in-cheek advert seeking...
MIAMI, United States - Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, a likely star witness in the criminal case facing the former US president in New York. The suit, filed in a US District Court in Florida, seeks $500 million...
DUBLIN, Ireland - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a nostalgia-filled tour of the Republic of Ireland, jetting in from Northern Ireland where he pushed for an end to political paralysis in the British province. Biden emerged from Air Force One at Dublin airport to...
ORIGAMI HEARTS - Origami hearts are displayed at the complex of the famed Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 11, 2023. (Xinhua) SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- Cambodia's display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the...
A woman has died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday -- the first known human fatality from the avian influenza strain. (AFP/File) GENEVA, Switzerland – A woman has died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported...
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for significant international support for Somalia as it battles a desperate humanitarian crisis caused by "a perfect storm" of drought and protracted armed conflict. Guterres said at a press conference with President Hassan...
WASHINGTON, United States - One in five American adults have a family member who was killed by a gun -- including by suicide -- and a similar percentage said they've been threatened with one, according to a survey released Tuesday.  Gun-related violence -- including mass shootings,...
BRASILIA, Brazil - A 13-year-old boy stabbed three classmates Tuesday at a school in Brazil, the second such assault in 24 hours, adding to fears over spiraling school violence after a series of deadly attacks. Brazil is on edge after a man armed with a hatchet burst into a...
BELFAST, United Kingdom - US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, hoping to help maintain the fragile peace brokered 25 years ago after decades of sectarian violence over British rule. Before boarding Air Force One, Biden, 80, said the priority for his trip was "to keep...
BEIJING, China – China is brandishing a wide array of military equipment and weapons as it conducts drills around Taiwan intended to intimidate the self-ruled island. SHOW OF FORCE - A Chinese military helicopter flies over Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in...
