WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. The Republican president has...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan refugees on Friday appealed to Pakistan's premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs . An Afghan refugee man, who asked not to use his name and not to show his face fearing his identity could lead to...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia signed a deal on Friday to repatriate an ailing French national who has been on death row since 2007 for alleged drug offenses. Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs Yusril Ihza Mahendra, left, shakes...
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin insisted Friday that a settlement in Ukraine couldn’t be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting via videoconference at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Relatives of hostages still being held by militants in Gaza called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday to ensure all remaining captives are freed, while also appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump to continue pressing for their release. Demonstrators hold...
SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests. It didn't fare well. Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Oct. 22,...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday said he wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute his country has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc's upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia. Hungarian Prime Minister...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is in the final stages of drafting recruitment reforms to attract 18- to 25-year-olds who are currently exempt from mobilization as it looks for ways to bolster its fighting force , the battlefield commander recently appointed to the President’s Office said. Deputy...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reaffirmed during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 in Davos, Switzerland the Philippines unwavering stance to protect its territorial integrity. “President...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the distribution of Makabagong San Juan World Balance customized shoes to San Juaneño public servants. (Photo by Santi San Juan) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Friday, Jan. 24, led the distribution of customized World Balance rubber shoes to San...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), United States (US) President Donald Trump (PPAB, Facebook) Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says United States (US) President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw his country from the...
Adding a touch of youthful energy to the Philippines' delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Lucio Tan III, grandson of Filipino tycoon Lucio Tan, joined government officials in courting global investors. Tan, the millennial president of the LT Group, was more than just a...
