LOS ANGELES, United States of America - Three people were killed in California when their helicopter crashed into a hillside after colliding with another chopper as the team battled a wildfire, emergency officials said early Monday. The helicopters were dispatched to fight a fire that had erupted...
KVIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Monday that 22 of its soldiers had been freed from Russian captivity, the latest apparent prisoner swap between the two sides. "Today, another 22 Ukrainian soldiers were returned home from captivity," Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential office said in a...
MOSCOW - Russia said Monday its troops had advanced three kilometres (two miles) along the Kupiansk front in northeast Ukraine over the last three days, as it seeks to regain territories it lost earlier in its offensive. The city of Kupiansk and surrounding areas of Ukraine's Kharkiv region were...
BEIJING - China said on Monday that a maritime clash in which it fired water cannon at Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea was "professional and restrained.” A foreign ministry spokesperson said a Chinese coast guard ship "lawfully stopped" two Philippine vessels, adding: "This...
PARIS, France - French police on Monday said they had arrested a German national after his wife was discovered after 12 years of captivity in the couple's home. A police source said the woman, also German, was naked with her head shaved when they found her in a bedroom in the apartment, and had...
HANOI, Vietnam -- Flash floods and landslides have killed at least eight people across northern Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday. After months of prolonged heatwaves and drought, heavy downpours that began at the beginning of August have damaged hundreds of homes and destroyed crops. Eight...
LISBON, Portugal -- South Korea will host the next World Youth Day, a major Catholic youth festival, in 2027, Pope Francis said on Sunday at the close of this year's event in Lisbon. "The next World Youth Day will be in Asia. It will be in South Korea in Seoul," the pontiff told the faithful...
BEIJING, China -- At least 14 people are dead after torrential rain hit China's northeastern Jilin province, state media reported Sunday, the latest fatalities from more than a week of weather-related disasters across the country. China has been hit with record heavy rains in recent weeks, with...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Elon Musk said Sunday that a "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have seemingly agreed to as a fund-raiser will be carried live on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns. "Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X," Musk posted. "All proceeds will go to...
Hun Manet (C), commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, gestures after he casts his vote at a polling station in Phnom Penh on July 23, 2023. (Photo by -STR / AFP) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Hun Manet was appointed Cambodia's new leader by the king...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Former US president Donald Trump said Sunday he will petition to have a different judge oversee his historic criminal trial and for the case to be moved out of Washington. The twice-impeached Republican has unleashed a stream of invective against those prosecuting him...
LE CAP D'AGDE, France -- A 17-year-old died and a woman of 19 was hurt after falling from a ride at the Luna theme park in Cap d'Agde, southern France, authorities said Sunday. "Two people were victims of an accident while using the Adrenaline attraction. An adolescent aged 17 died of his injuries...
