By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court early Thursday approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor's claim that he poses a risk of ...
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her. The motion contained a mix of ...
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable. But ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SARAH EL DEEB, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — European officials struck a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Thursday as Israeli ...
By STEVEN GRATTAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin. The crackdown, coordinated by the United Arab Emirates, has ...
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president on Wednesday broke his silence on recent anti-government protests that left dozens dead, urging police to "break the legs" of those who stole and burned property during the demonstrations. President William Ruto ...
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A consortium made up of ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy International has made a second natural gas discovery beneath the seabed south of Cyprus, the government said Monday, a find that bolsters the region's potential as an energy exporter. New natural gas ...
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized Brazilian authorities over what he called "a witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro and said he will be "closely monitoring" his trial. The South American far-right leader, ...
By EDITH LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations. The 11-page ...
By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts, who said tension had been mounting ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning that the figure could rise. Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran's Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, gave the figure in an ...
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Britain on Tuesday for a state visit mixing royal pageantry with thorny political talks about stopping migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Macron and Prime Minister Keir ...
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A consortium made up of ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy International has made a second natural gas discovery beneath the seabed south of Cyprus, the government said Monday, a find that bolsters the region's potential as an energy exporter. New natural gas ...
By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police used water cannons to scatter anti-government demonstrations that turned deadly in the Kangemi area of Nairobi marking the historic 1990 Saba Saba, a Swahili word that means "Seven Seven." July 7 is a significant date in Kenya's ...
By TIA GOLDENBERG and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump might look to take a victory lap on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran, hailed by both as an unmitigated success. But as ...
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press GAVDOS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya. The coast guard said multiple boats ...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian's transport minister was found dead Monday, hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, in what officials called an apparent suicide. Roman Starovoyt, who served as Russia's transport minister since May 2024, was fired in a presidential decree earlier in ...
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted twice on Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky, dumping ash on villages and causing flight cancellations. No casualties ...
By ANDREW WILKS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A total of 32 defendants went on trial on Monday over a deadly fire that tore through a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, killing 78 people and injuring 133 others. The Jan. 21 fire hit the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel at ...
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. envoy said Monday he was satisfied with the Lebanese government's response to a proposal to disarm the militant Hezbollah group, adding that Washington is ready to help the small crisis-hit nation emerge from its ...