JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has begun training a contingent of up to 8,000 soldiers it plans to send as part of an international peacekeeping force to Gaza, the first firm commitment to a critical element of U.S. President Donald Trump 's postwar reconstruction plan. Indonesia has...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in NASA 's first medical evacuation. SpaceX launched the replacements as soon as possible at NASA 's request, sending the U.S., French...
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutors office on Thursday said that nine people were being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million) ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre, the world 's most visited museum. The arrests took place on Tuesday as...
BEIJING (AP) — It 's not just people — in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 centimeters (3 feet) tall at a mall in western Beijing. Curious onlookers stopped to watch. Each...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand 's ruling conservative Bhumjaithai Party on Friday moved closer to forming a new government after the Pheu Thai Party, the third place finisher in the country 's general election, agreed to join it in a proposed ruling coalition. Bhumjaithai won 193 seats in the...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, February 10, sounded the alarm over potential mass layoffs and the intensification of contractualization and privatization policies amid a planned World Bank-led review of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
For many of us, the word prosperity might immediately suggest financial wealth. But prosperity can mean more than money or material things—it can mean children growing up in a healthy, safe, and supported environment with access to their basic rights, such as education, care, and opportunities...
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Princess Catherine expressed concern for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein in a statement released Monday, the latest move by the British monarchy to distance itself from revelations about the former Prince Andrew’s relationship with the convicted sex offender....
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country 's Foreign Ministry said. The ministry announced Mona Juul...
CORTINA D 'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Those coats were unzipped Sunday and gloves pocketed as snow melted from rooftops — signs of a warming world. “I definitely thought we’d be wearing all the layers,” said Jay Tucker, who...
LONDON, England – A major inflection point for nuclear power development in the Philippines and Southeast Asia will be spotlighted when global industry leaders gather for the World Nuclear Supply Chain Conference in Manila on May 20–21 this year. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Sama Bilbao y...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided multiple locations and arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the capital that killed 31 people, the interior minister said Saturday. The announcement by Mohsin...
