ANTALYA, Turkey - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will visit Turkey next week for talks about the Gaza war and reconciliation efforts between Palestinian factions, the Turkish foreign minister said on Sunday. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (AFP) The visit comes as intensive diplomacy is...
John Cabang Tolentino showed promise in his debut performance at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championship after finishing in the semifinals of the men’s 60-meter hurdles on Saturday, March 2 (Sunday in Manila) in Glasgow, Scotland. John Cabang Tolentino finishes 18th overall in the semifinals...
BERLIN, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Saturday a full investigation after a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was circulated on Russian social media, in a huge embarrassment for Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) A German...
MOSCOW, Russia - Hundreds of Russians visited the grave of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday, risking arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner for a second day running. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic for more than a decade, died in an...
WASHINGTON, Unites States - Days before the biggest night of the presidential primary season, a new poll published Saturday will ring alarm bells for Joe Biden, who is seen lagging behind his likely White House challenger Donald Trump. The nationwide survey of registered voters by the New York...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the West to rapidly deliver more air-defence systems as a wave of Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes killed at least 11 people. Eight were confirmed dead, including a child and a baby, after an overnight drone...
WASHINGTON, United States - Israel has broadly accepted a ceasefire deal with Hamas, a senior US official said Saturday, as the first American airdrops of humanitarian aid were carried out over war-ravaged Gaza. In this image grab from an AFPTV video, people carry food parcels that were air-dropped...
John Cabang Tolentino kept his ambitious medal bid alive after advancing to the semifinals in the men’s 60-meter hurdles in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, March 2. John Cabang Tolentino books a semifinal ticket in the men's 60-meter hurdles in the...
RIYADH (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia formally launched its bid to host the 2034 World Cup on Friday, March 1, nearly four months after football's world governing body FIFA announced the kingdom was the only candidate. The bid comes two years after neighboring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle...
GLASGOW (AFP) -- Noah Lyles' quest for four global titles this year came unhinged after Christian Coleman outsprinted him for gold in the 60m at the world indoor championships in Glasgow on Friday, March 1. First-placed USA's Christian Coleman celebrates after winning the Men's 60m final during the...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden said Friday he was "hoping" for a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas conflict by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but agreement was still not sealed. "I'm hoping so, we're still working real hard on it. We're not there yet," he told reporters...
Miami, United States - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed a blanket social media ban for youths under age 16, stepping into a legal controversy over the impact of internet media platforms on children. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Cup...
