A general view of a flooded street after heavy rainstorms triggered a 'Black Rainstorm Warning' from the city’s weather observatory, in Hong Kong on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Matt Surrusco / AFP) HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday,...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) leaves with Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) after delivering the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on October 14, 2019. Britain on Friday, September 8, mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth...
This picture taken on March 23, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 24, 2023 shows the underwater nuclear strategic attack weapon system "Haeil" firing in the water off the coast of Riwon County of South Hamgyong Province, in the East Sea, also...
Lithuania went off to a good start but put up an even better finish to keep Luka Doncic and Slovenia winless in Manila, 100-84, in their classification match for the fifth to eighth spots in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7. Jonas Valanciunas...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to make a video address at the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, the Kremlin said Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin The meeting comes amid fraught relations between Moscow and the West over the conflict in...
KYIV, Ukraine - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday praised Ukraine's strength in the face of the Russian invasion during a visit to the Chernigiv region, which was occupied by Moscow at the beginning of the war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Blinken visited a school's...
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he would offer proposals to widen referendums in France to allow a possible ballot on immigration demanded by conservatives and the far right. French President Emmanuel Macron His promise in a letter to party leaders comes after a...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Several Southeast Asian air force commanders will shun an upcoming meeting chaired by Myanmar's military rulers, officials told AFP, deepening the junta's regional isolation as it struggles to crush resistance. The annual ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference gathers top air force...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling competition in the search engine market and causing prices to rise across the UK economy, a statement said Thursday. The claim, filed with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, is...
Andrejs Grazulis put up a near-perfect performance as Latvia held off Italy, 87-82, in the classification round for the fifth to eighth places in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7. Andrejs Grazulis leads Latvia past Italy. (FIBA) Grazulis fired away...
MANILA (AFP) -- Dillon Brooks is the man basketball fans love to hate, but Canada wouldn't swap him for anyone as they prepare for a historic first World Cup semifinals on Friday, Sept. 8. Canada's Dillon Brooks. (AFP) Brooks is the troublemaker-in-chief in the Canada team, using all his dark arts...
MANILA (AFP) -- Austin Reaves warned his United States teammates on Thursday, Sept. 7, that national pride will transform Germany's players when they meet in the Basketball World Cup semifinals. US's Austin Reaves (right) and Tyrese Haliburton gesture during the FIBA Basketball World Cup...
