DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite a surge in international anger at Israel 's widening offensive. The attacks killed at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and area...
TOKYO (AP) – Japan 's agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice" because he got it from supporters as gifts. The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – US President Donald Trump will host South Africa 's leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country 's government of allowing a "genocide" to take place against minority white farmers. South Africa has...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested and is being held on a $1.1-million bond after admitting he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in a cell wall, allowing 10 men to squeeze through the gap in one of the largest jailbreaks in recent US history. ...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program – a multi-layered, $175-billion system that for the first time will put US weapons in space. Speaking Tuesday from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system...
K-pop boy band EXO’s Xiumin had a blast when he held his 2025 Xiumin Fan Concert “X Times ( )” in Manila. The New Frontier Theater was filled with fans who eagerly waited for his return to the Philippines. At the fan concert, Xiumin performed songs such as "Daisy," "Brand New,"...
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history 's first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in Saint Peter 's Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs, and...
When a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. The tide had just turned, and a fast current was heading up the East River as a 10 miles per hour wind set in. While such hazards are easily handled by an experienced captain, mistakes can be...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians were voting on Sunday in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist in a high-stakes election rerun that could determine the geopolitical direction of the European Union and NATO member country. The race pits...
The person believed responsible for an attack targeting a Southern California fertility clinic Saturday posted rambling online writings before an explosion that investigators are treating as an act of terrorism, according to a law enforcement official. The suspect, who died in the explosion that...
Trade chiefs of the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) issued a joint statement calling for strategic reforms in international trade as the region grapples with uncertainties driven by two of its members: China and the United States (US). In a statement issued after...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Arab leaders at an annual summit in Baghdad called Saturday for an immediate end to Israel 's attacks on the Gaza Strip and to allow aid into the Palestinian territories without conditions. They promised to contribute to the reconstruction of the territory once the war...
