BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Fires spread through the environmental protection area of Pouso Alto, in Chapada dos...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Arms raised high. Banners denouncing the war in Gaza . Crowds united in song and wrapped in keffiyehs, the black-and-white checkered scarves that have become a badge of Palestinian identity. Club Palestino soccer team fans celebrate their victory over Santiago Wanderers at...
Pope Francis hugs a child in traditional dress as he attends with East Timor's President José Manuel Ramos-Horta, seated at right, a welcome ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding Monday as more rain fell following a typhoon Vietnam that has caused at least 59 deaths in the Southeast Asian country and disrupted businesses and factories in the export-focused northern industrial hubs, state media...
ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank (AP) — Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza . Israeli police stand guard near the site of a deadly shooting...
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris , former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be...
VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church of the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there. Pope Francis wears a...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It's in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations, even though it's just a...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza, while hospital and local authorities said Israeli air raids in the territory killed more than a dozen people...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter. FILE - A Qadr H long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's...
Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate has revived the debate over how he handled the biggest crisis of his political career. FILE - Gov. Tim Walz signs into law a sweeping package of police accountability...
