LOS ANGELES, United States — Paramount's action film "Street Fighter" karate-chopped the competition this weekend with a $31 million debut at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. However, a…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Dozens of critically endangered orangutans have been rescued in recent weeks from rampant wildfires burning across Indonesia that have cloaked the region in toxic haze, conservation groups said…
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Milan is urging Filipino migrants in northern Italy to “exercise extreme caution” amid riots.
TAIPEI — Taiwan said on Sunday it had driven away 16 Chinese coast guard, research and fishing vessels involved in simultaneous "maritime harassment" operations. An "unusually large" number of Chinese vessels took part…
MIAMI — Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides. A hurricane…
Lithuania told residents in central and northern parts of the country to seek shelter for about an hour on Sunday after an unidentified object, likely a drone, entered its airspace.
President Donald Trump on Sunday unveiled his plans for overhauling a beloved municipal golf course in the US capital, a project already mired in a contentious legal fight. On Truth Social, Trump posted a mockup of an…
PARIS — Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands who denounced rising living costs…
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, Congo's public health institute said on Sunday, confirming earlier Reuters reporting.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of people in St Peter's Square on Sunday, smiling and saying he would resume work "gradually" in his first major public appearance since undergoing lung cancer surgery…
Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. The attack comes amid deepening…
Pope Leo spoke to crowds in St. Peter's Square on Sunday in his first public event since undergoing surgery for lung cancer five days ago.
Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in France, Saudi Arabia and Israel to exercise caution amid unrest and security threats in their host countries.
PARIS — France woke up Sunday to devastated streets after clashes between police and protesters, mass looting and fires erupted nationwide as marches against rising costs of living degenerated into "extreme" violence…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says US President Donald Trump's latest action emboldens Russian President Vladimir Putin.
EDMONTON, Alberta — Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire, while reports said that large numbers of injured…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the 31st time as secretary of state, Marco Rubio has left on a trip abroad, flying to Uzbekistan and later India amid rumblings that America's top diplomat is ignoring pressing matters in favor of…
Thirty-four Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia are scheduled to return to the Philippines on Monday, October 19, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said Sunday.
TOKYO — Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars's moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian…
Rioting erupted in cities across France on Saturday as demonstrations against rising living costs and declining public services spiraled out of control in some of the worst violence the country has witnessed for decades.
PARIS — Violent clashes, fires and looting marred demonstrations across France on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people marched against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. About 400 people were…
ROME — Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers. The…
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium's foreign minister said, a day after settlers beat an American photojournalist.
A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida lake was killed Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second fatal attack reported this year. Steven Hamilton of Winter Garden was standing on the shore of Lake…
Multiple survivors were treated for suspected shark bites after a boat, departing from Mexico, capsized off the coast of Baja California, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. 16 Mexican nationals had already been rescued…
VATICAN CITY - A smiling Pope Leo left hospital in Rome on Saturday afternoon and returned to the Vatican four days after surgery for lung cancer, an illness that has prompted speculation about how his 17-month papacy…
JERUSALEM — US Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Saturday demanded that Israel prosecute and jail the assailants in a West Bank settler attack against a Washington Post journalist. "Attacking a female photographer is a…
BEND, United States — Liz's seven-year-old-nephew hasn't been able to sleep since a teenage shooter opened fire at his Oregon elementary school, killing three children and a teacher. "He kept hearing the sound of…
Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections. The…
SINGAPORE — Fires in Indonesia that have sent toxic smoke disrupting daily life across Southeast Asia (SEA) have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s meteorological monitor. The monthslong pollution…
BANGKOK — Coconut farmer Sombat Chuekrod traveled more than 200 kilometers to join hundreds on the streets of Bangkok on Friday demanding that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank change how they deal…
BANGKOK — Pakistan’s finance minister on Saturday told Agence France-Presse (AFP) the country had so far withstood the shock from skyrocketing energy prices due to the Iran war, but that attacks on infrastructure in…
NAIDIRI, Fiji — It had been decades since sharks last patrolled the reef off the coast of Fiji’s Naidiri Village, but they returned this year following a community-led effort to protect the fishery and plant thousands…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, marking a new low in Washington’s ties with war-torn…
LOS ANGELES — Wind-whipped flames scorched multi-million-dollar homes south of Los Angeles on Friday as a wildfire quickly ravaged hundreds of acres. Dramatic footage showed burning homes and thick smoke billowing from…
ENSENADA, Mexico — A Mexican judge on Friday sentenced three men to more than 158 years’ imprisonment for the murder of two Australian surfers and their American friend in 2024, in a case that drew global condemnation…
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