Three more tankers were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz, making clear that shipping remains in peril as long as the war in the Gulf is unresolved, even as US voters have punished Trump for it.
BERLIN — Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of a conservative party that has become a mainstay of Bavarian politics and sought to expand its influence across Germany, has been found dead at a Berlin hotel. The body of…
PARIS, France — A French court Thursday ordered a painting by French impressionist Camille Pissarro be returned to the descendants of its rightful owner after Nazis stole it during World War II. Banker and art collector…
Two planes hit by bomb alerts, an Aegean Airlines flight from Thessaloniki, and a Ryanair flight from Porto, landed safely at their destination at Milan's Malpensa.
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate to four percent on Thursday, the first increase in more than three years, as soaring energy costs push up global inflation. The BoE warned…
A tanker was struck by projectiles off the coast of Qatar in the Persian Gulf, the British military said Thursday, while Iranian state television reported that two tankers and a towboat had hit mines in the Strait of…
Filipino American candidates secured victories in congressional and state races across several states in the November 3, 2026, US midterm elections, while others led local contests as ballot counting continued.
ROME, Italy — Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said. The hoaxes…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Long before Texas Democrat Nathan Johnson was elected Tuesday to be the state's attorney general, he was a composer for the music on acclaimed anime series "Dragon Ball Z." Johnson won the majority of…
The victories followed a years-long Democratic effort to compete more aggressively in rural communities, where the party had steadily ceded ground to Republicans
HONG KONG — Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in jail in the Chinese territory on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers. Wong, who became internationally renowned during the…
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez on Thursday expressed hope that there would be changes in the immigration policy of the United States, following the historic victory of the Democratic Party in…
The UN’s peacekeeping chief warned on Wednesday that the withdrawal of “Blue Helmets” from Lebanon and Western Sahara risks leaving a dangerous security vacuum, while the Security Council remains divided over what, if…
Gunfire hit and damaged multiple tents at a displacement site in Gaza’s northern Rafah region on Tuesday, reportedly causing injuries and forcing a humanitarian partner to leave the area, the UN aid coordination office…
Around 40% of Filipino adolescents reported no day with at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a week
When war shut the Strait of Hormuz in February, oil prices soared everywhere. But the pain at the pump has been far from equal, and the world’s developing economies are paying the heaviest price, according to a new…
SEOUL — South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday it will deploy maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal team to waters near the Strait of Hormuz as part of a mission to help keep the strategic…
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Iran war has been worth it despite acknowledging its role in losses in US midterm elections in which his Republican party lost control of Congress.
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week’s parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new…
SEOUL — North Korea test-fired a newly designed air-defense missile system and held a strategic cruise-missile strike drill, state media reported Thursday, in the latest showcase of its weapons abilities. Wednesday's…
BERLIN — A prominent German politician was found dead in a Berlin hotel on Wednesday, police said, adding they had launched an investigation. The cause of death of Hubert Aiwanger, 55, who was deputy leader of southern…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Has MAGA fever finally broken? Will the American right shed Donald Trump's populist ideology and return to more traditional conservatism? After a resounding defeat in midterm elections that were all…
GERMANY — Herbert Blomstedt, who headed the San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95 and led orchestras in Scandinavia and Germany during a career over seven decades, died Wednesday. He was 99. Blomstedt died at his home in…
TAMPA, Florida — A gunman plowed a car into a courtyard on Citibank's sprawling Tampa business campus on Wednesday and opened fire with a rifle, killing a woman before a security guard fatally shot him, authorities…
PARIS — French regional bank Credit Mutuel Arkea said Wednesday it had been the victim of a cyberattack that allowed fraudulent transactions amounting to around 100 million euros ($112 million). It said in the attack…
HONGKONG, China — Joshua Wong was one of the poster boys of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, seen as a thorn in Beijing's side as it seeks to stamp its authority on the territory. On Thursday morning, Wong will be…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday to Republicans' midterm election losses by showing off the White House ballroom he's building as he demonstrated the kind of detached behavior that voters around the…
MADRID, Spain — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday to drum up fresh military support against Russia during a summit of Latin American leaders in Spain. Madrid is hosting…
LOS ANGELES, California — The United States midterm polls ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country on Tuesday, electoral milestones on a night that saw voters issue a sharp rejection of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone after the Democratic sweep of the United States midterm elections rendered him a lame-duck president. How long that would last is anyone’s guess…
JERUSALEM — Israeli electoral authorities rejected on Wednesday allegations promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraud by Arab parties, which could hold the key to removing him from power after a divisive…
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s former police chief may have committed “treason” through his alleged involvement in wiretapping President Prabowo Subianto’s telephone, the government said on Wednesday. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has…
SEOUL — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday upheld former president Yoon Suk Yeol's 18-month suspended sentence for spreading disinformation on the campaign trail, a ruling that could force the opposition to repay…
NEW DELHI — Toxic air pollution in India's capital New Delhi surged on Wednesday to more than 30 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit, data from air monitors showed. The deterioration came three…
SINGAPORE — Singapore's legislature moved on Wednesday to toughen its anti-haze law with arrest powers, bigger fines and potential restrictions on companies linked to transboundary air pollution from wildfires. The…
DHAKA — Bangladesh's garment industry wage board said on Wednesday it had agreed to raise the minimum wage for workers in the key export sector, following five days of protests and sporadic clashes. The South Asian…
GENEVA, Switzerland — Implementing a few climate and health measures could save nearly 1.6 million lives a year and generate trillions of dollars for the economy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday…
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