LIMA, Peru — Businessman Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, who shares two of his names with notorious European dictators, has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election…
Donald Trump's deputy has yet to declare that he will run for the White House in two years' time.
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9 October 2026 Law and Crime Prevention The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing on Friday to “dismantle the ICC…
9 October 2026 Peace and Security Escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war are in the spotlight in the Security Council on Friday following a spate of Russian attacks…
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who fell victim to human trafficking operations and other distressing situations in Cambodia will be returning home to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said late…
GULF BREEZE, Florida — Hurricane Isaias crashed into the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 storm on Friday, lashing communities with wind and rain and threatening to flood low-lying areas where residents were…
US President Donald Trump complained bitterly on Friday that he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a disgraceful and embarrassing decision that had left a stain on Norway, which hosts the Nobel committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as proposed and insisted he would…
NEW YORK — Protesters gathered in New York on Friday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers shot a Dominican man in an incident that has provoked a showdown between the city's Democratic mayor and the…
The two Philippine diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia have jointly advised Filipinos in the country to take "heightened caution" amid its ongoing tensions with Iran-aligned Houthi forces.
PENONOMÉ, Panama — A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Panama on Friday, causing buildings and roads to collapse in the center of the country but no immediate reports of casualties. The shallow tremor was felt…
ENSENADA, Mexico — A local judge on Friday found three Mexicans guilty of the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in April 2024 in the Mexican state of Baja California. The trial for the triple…
PANAMA CITY - A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama on Friday at a 12.6-km (7.8 miles) depth, according to the US Geological Survey, damaging some buildings but without affecting the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices…
CHICAGO — Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86…
US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the appointment of conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as his new White House press secretary, praising her as a loyal supporter. "She has an…
FRANKFURT, Germany — Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without…
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russian leader Vladimir Putin's agreement to release diesel into US and global markets, vowing this will help cool surging energy costs amid war with…
JERUSALEM — The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and fly it into the passenger terminal at Israel’s main international…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people, including a pilot, were killed in attacks on Riyadh’s international airport, after Yemen’s Houthis claimed a series of attacks targeting the gateway. The conflict…
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again plunged local air quality to among the world’s worst. Toxic smoke from…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, saying Washington was holding “productive discussions” with Tehran. Trump’s announcement…
SEOUL — South Korea said on Thursday it would recall its ambassador to Ukraine in response to a deepening diplomatic row over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul. The two countries have been at…
MIAMI, Florida — Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the United States Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and…
MIAMI, Florida — Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the United States Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and…
TOKYO — Lawmakers in Okinawa adopted a resolution on Friday calling for revisions to a pact seen as giving the United States military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder allegedly committed by an…
SYDNEY, Australia — Fiji’s government on Friday demanded the United States to hand over evidence showing that a Chinese state agency employee living in the Pacific nation paid bribes on behalf of Beijing. The US State…
BANGKOK — Thailand's Queen Suthida has flown a Gripen fighter jet solo for the first time, the royal household revealed on Friday, watched on by her husband King Maha Vajiralongkorn, himself a keen pilot. The…
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