KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced hope for the "best possible result" from an upcoming NATO summit where Kyiv is hoping for a clear signal that it could one day join the alliance. After meeting his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, Zelensky said the two...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis said on Sunday he would create 21 new cardinals from across the world at the end of September. "Their provenance expresses the universality of the Church that continues to proclaim God's merciful love to all people on earth," said the pope, following his weekly...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose country still grapples with deadly war remnants, on Sunday urged Ukraine not to use cluster bombs, after Washington announced plans to send the weapons to Kyiv to fight Russian troops. Humanitarian groups have strongly condemned the...
BEIJING, China -- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that her talks with top Chinese officials have put ties on "surer footing", as she wrapped up a trip aimed at stabilising fraught relations between the world's two biggest economies. During her four-day trip -- which came on the heels...
PARIS, France -- Around 2,000 people defied a ban to join a memorial rally in central Paris Saturday for a young black man who died in police custody, while marches took place throughout France to denounce police brutality, as tensions run high after days of rioting engulfed the country. Nationwide,...
TOKYO, Japan -- Plans to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant cleared their last regulatory hurdle in Japan on Friday, as China said it would ban some food imports over the move. South Korea meanwhile said Tokyo's plan to dilute the treated water and release it into the sea over...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The United States will compete at the Basketball World Cup in August with a team coached by Steve Kerr but without any of the NBA's top stars. The 12-man roster was announced on Thursday for the tournament which runs from August 25 to September 10 in the Philippines, Japan and...
PARIS (AFP) -- The first-ever 32-team Women's World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand on July 20, with the United States aiming to win a third consecutive title in a landmark month for the women's game. *FIFA Women's World Cup trophy. (AFP)* It has been a rapid expansion for a tournament that...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Mainly women and girls get water for the 1.8 billion people living without home water supplies, a new report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The report said women and girls aged 15 and older primarily...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date, the agency said on Thursday. Photo from NASA / MANILA BULLETIN The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed just over 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is...
PRAGUE, Czech REPUBLIC -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted in Prague Thursday that Ukraine's counteroffensive was "not fast" but said Kyiv's troops were advancing. Zelensky arrived in Prague as part of a diplomatic push for Ukraine to join NATO and woo allies for more weapons for its...
MIAMI, United STATES -- A personal aide to former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges of mishandling classified government documents. Waltine "Walt" Nauta, 40, a US Navy veteran from Guam, entered the plea at a brief hearing in a US District Court in Miami....
