WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden will head to Europe in a week for a three-nation trip, including a NATO summit, focused on reinforcing the international coalition backing Ukraine as it pursues a counterofensive against Russia. Biden is set to depart on July 9 for Britain, and...
WASHINGTON, United States -- At least two people were killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting at a street party early Sunday in the US city of Baltimore, police said. Oficials said more than one assailant opened fire at the celebration in Baltimore, a port city about an hour's drive north of...
PARIS, France -- The grandmother of the French teenager killed by police sparking riots called for calm Sunday as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new eruption of violence. The government of President Emmanuel Macron has been battling five nights of...
People rally to protest against Japan's planned discharge of radioactive wastewater in Seoul, South Korea, June 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang) SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) held a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to oppose Japan's nuclear-contaminated...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Six people have been killed in a fire at an under-repair nightclub in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, a municipal police spokesman said. The blaze broke out at 5 p.m. local time Saturday at a nightclub in the capital's Tuol Kork district, Phnom Penh Municipal Police...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for the first time for the country's slavery past at an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in Dutch colonies. "I apologize as your King and as part of the government," the King said in the...
NANTERRE, France -Â Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as police, who were deployed in force, made more than 1,300 arrests and the country braced for more clashes as the funeral began Saturday of the teenager who was killed by an officer during a traffic stop. The...
HONG KONG, China -Â Hong Kong's leader said the city must guard against "destructive forces engaging in soft resistance" as it marked the 26th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Saturday. Britain ceded the long-time colony to China in 1997 under a 50-year governance model...
SEOUL, South Korean -Â Tens of thousands of South Koreans brought rainbow pride to the streets of Seoul on Saturday for an annual celebration of LGBTQ rights, while demonstrators against them snagged a prime site marchers had used since 2015. This year's Pride Parade, one of Asia's largest, was...
A Filipino-American woman who was abducted at gunpoint and held hostage by her ex-boyfriend was found dead in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada last June 15. The victim was identified by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMP) as Rizza Abrera, 38, owner of a nail salon on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas....
Generative AI, one of them ChatGPT, was in several speaker’s presentation at the opening day of the 74th World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 28, reflecting how the technology’s use has “exponentially increased,” and its effects in the newsrooms more apparent. The interesting...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The U.S. State Department confirmed that a shooting incident occured Wednesday at the U.S. consulate general in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, resulting in two deaths, including a local security guard and the assailant. "We can confirm reports of a...
