PARIS — Protesters blocked roads, lit blazes and were met with volleys of tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, heaping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and making new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu 's first day in office a baptism of fire. The government 's...
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, though officials said the return of the plane with the workers onboard will not happen as quickly as they had hoped. A total of 475...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have granted recognition to same-sex partnerships in the Chinese city, despite the rights offered being limited, in a major setback to the LGBTQ+ movement. The Registration of Same-Sex Partnerships Bill, unveiled in July,...
The Davao City Council passed a resolution supporting World Physical Therapy Day 2025 on Tuesday, Sept. 9, underscoring the vital role of physical therapists in preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health care. In a privilege speech, Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte, chairman of the Committee on...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death so he could start a new life with a woman in the country of Georgia texted his wife he loved her on the night he executed the plan, telling her he had gone to the lake to watch the northern lights. Emily Borgwardt woke up alone the...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don 't guarantee peace, the United Nations chief warned on Tuesday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the evidence is clear that heavy military...
SEATTLE (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who police said appeared to be fixated on school shooters was arrested on charges of unlawful firearms possession and making a threat after they say they found social media posts about intentions to kill and seized 23 guns and ammunition from his home. The boy...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protests against Nepal 's short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent Tuesday as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians ' homes on fire and attacked some leaders. The prime minister resigned amid widening criticism of the country...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was trying to walk a delicate line following Israel 's attack on Hamas officials in Qatar, distancing himself from the strike Tuesday but stopping short of condemning Israel for carrying out an audacious strike on the soil of another major U.S. ally....
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas ' political leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as the group 's top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally marked a stunning escalation and risked...
SEOUL, South Korea - With Artificial Intelligence (AI) and complex crises heralding the dawn of a new civilization, the world needs more resilience and communities of “good people” to survive the transition, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Speaking at the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, Sept. 8, criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping’s advocacy to create a Beijing-led “multipolar world” which is seen as a counter to the Western narrative of a United States-led international order. Speaking at the...
