WASHINGTON, United States - Hiring in the United States picked up pace in April and the unemployment rate inched down, according to government data released Friday, defying expectations of a slowdown despite higher interest rates. The latest figures show that the labor market remains strong...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Seoul this weekend as the two countries seek to bury historical animosities and reboot their relationship in the face of a growing threat from North Korea. The two-day trip starting Sunday will be the first official bilateral...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives braced for heavy losses Thursday in their first major electoral test since he became the UK's third leader in the space of a few chaotic weeks last year. In the depths of the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, the local...
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday threatened to impose new sanctions over Sudan's conflict, saying the fighting "must end", as gunfire and explosions rocked Khartoum for a 20th straight day. Hundreds of people have been killed in Sudan since battles began on April 15 between army...
RUBAVU, Rwanda -- Rwandans grieved Thursday for lost loved ones and destroyed homes after powerful floods and landslides tore through the country killing at least 130 people and leaving many thousands homeless. The government was still counting the cost as families buried their dead in the aftermath...
LONDON, United Kingdom --Jamaica and Belize are looking at ditching King Charles III as their head of state and becoming republics, leading politicians from both countries said Thursday ahead of his coronation. The comments come just before the monarch, who ascended the throne when his mother Queen...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Moscow on Thursday accused the US of masterminding a drone attack on the Kremlin, a charge denied by Washington, and said Ukrainian sabotage on Russian territory had reached "unprecedented momentum". Moscow said President Vladimir Putin was working from the Kremlin the day after...
NEW YORK, United States -- New York prosecutors are investigating the death of a homeless man put in a chokehold by a fellow rider on the city's subway, in an incident that has sparked outrage. The death of Jordan Neely -- widely identified as a Michael Jackson impersonator who often performed on...
WASHINGTON, United STATES - The White House on Thursday told the CEOs of US AI giants that they have a "moral" responsibility to protect society from the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Vice President Kamala Harris had summoned the heads of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic to...
DAMASCUS, Syria - Israeli strikes targeted north Syria's Aleppo province late Monday, killing a soldier, wounding seven people and putting the area's international airport out of service, state media reported. "At around 11:35 pm (2035 GMT)... the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with...
KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed a new draft of anti-gay legislation, retaining many draconian provisions despite President Yoweri Museveni's call to rework an earlier version of the bill following an outcry by Western governments. "The bill passed," parliamentary...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Tuesday responded to US-hosted peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan this week saying there was "no alternative" to a deal that Moscow signed with the two warring countries in 2020. "For the moment, there is no other legal basis that would help a resolution....
