WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States fears an American soldier held by North Korea may be mistreated by Pyongyang, which has yet to respond to inquiries about his fate, officials said Thursday. Private Second Class Travis King was due to return to the United States to face disciplinary...
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine - Russian missiles and drones hit the Ukrainian port of Odesa for a third "hellish" night in a row as Crimean authorities said a teenager had been killed in Kyiv's latest attack on the peninsula. Russian forces also targeted Mykolaiv, another Black Sea port through which...
PARIS, France - A man dubbed the "Geneva patient" is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission -- however he did not receive a transplant with a virus-blocking gene mutation like previous cases, researchers said on Thursday. But they stopped short of saying the man was...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Thursday the current port visit of a US nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea "may fall under the conditions" for Pyongyang to use nuclear weapons, its defence minister said. Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points, with diplomacy...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Thursday that ships going to Russian-controlled ports on the Black Sea would be treated as possibly carrying military cargo, a day after Russia announced a similar move. Tensions are rising over the Black Sea after Russia exited a deal protecting maritime exports from...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq on Thursday expelled Sweden's ambassador after a man stomped on a copy of the Koran at a Stockholm demonstration just hours after the Swedish embassy in Baghdad was torched over the planned protest. Sweden-based Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, 37, stomped and kicked the Koran...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A lottery player in the US state of California won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, the state's lottery said. "California has a new Powerball BILLIONAIRE!" the California State Lottery announced on Twitter. "One lucky ticket sold at Las Palmitas Mini Market...
The United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) urged all member states to implement greater affirmative actions to meet the targets and deliver the outcomes included in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) plan by 2030. “Countries must integrate the SDGs into their national...
BANGKOK, Thailand --Â Thailand's constitutional court suspended reformist Pita Limjaroenrat on Wednesday, in another blow to his hopes of becoming the nation's next leader after a stunning election win. The court issued its suspension just as Pita was sitting in parliament for another day of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Britain's controversial plan to deter migrants without papers from landing on British shores was on Tuesday poised to become law, prompting criticism from the United Nations. The legislation would outlaw asylum claims by all arrivals via the Channel and other "illegal"...
Australian sailor Tim Shaddock speaks after arriving at the port of Manzanillo, Colima State, on July 18, 2023. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) MANZANILLO, Mexico -- An Australian sailor rescued with his dog after more than two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived in Mexico Tuesday declaring "I...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to be charged over the January 6 attack on the US Capitol -- an indictment that would ramp up his legal woes as he makes another White House run. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential...
