CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89…
CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89…
He will be approaching 40 when he leaves jail, a long way off from his days as a one-year-old toddler in 1997, when Britain handed his city back to China with a promise of extensive autonomy and freedom of speech and…
TOKYO — Japan has protested to Moscow after Russia placed four subsidiaries belonging to Japan Tobacco Inc. under the temporary management of a Russian company and demanded that the measure be withdrawn immediately…
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania— After a campaign season filled with outrage against artificial intelligence data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry…
Filipinos Adel Sambrano Ramos and Sonny Enraca are among 548 people on death row in California whose sentences Governor Gavin Newsom plans to commute to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ramos has…
LONDON — The European Union accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules because its algorithm recommends a nonstop stream of personalized videos to users including those that it says could hurt mental health…
PARIS — A bus carrying children to school crashed Friday morning in eastern France, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said. Sixteen people were injured, three…
ROME, Italy - Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as about 20 commercial flights were hit by a third day of hoax bomb alerts across Europe.
ATLANTA — Panda lovers are expected to line up Friday at Zoo Atlanta to see a new pair of giant pandas make their public debut. Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, arrived from China in September as part of a…
BERLIN — Officials across Europe reported more bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week. No suspicious items were found and no one was…
A church song composed by a Filipino Jesuit priest was sung by more than 400 Filipino priests and bishops at the 5th National Assembly in Northern California of the National Association of Filipino Priests at Mission…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's massive triumphal arch project on Thursday, casting doubt over the future of the project hours after it was green-lit by a public commission. District…
GENEVA, Switzerland — Royal jewels from some of Europe's top dynasties go up for auction in Geneva on Wednesday, led by a spectacular 198-carat sapphire linked to Russia's imperial Romanovs. The vivid blue Ceylon…
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday he expected new steps to support Ukraine after the midterm election in the US.
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh security forces rescued at least 57 people, including Rohingya refugees, during a gun battle with suspected human traffickers near the Myanmar border, the military said Friday. One soldier…
NEW YORK — Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft…
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has resigned as calls for his removal swelled after the collapse of digital lender ueno that left millions of customers unable to access their accounts.
GENEVA — People may have been getting high off cannabis earlier than previously thought — at least 2,800 years ago, a new study suggests. Archaeologists who led a dig at a monumental tomb in Siberia said they turned up…
KUALA LUMPUR — Jailed Malaysian former prime minister Najib Razak paid a fine Friday, a condition of his royal pardon allowing him to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest, his party said. The 73-year-old…
PARIS — Fans of the violent "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise are just two weeks away from getting their hands on the latest edition, which has taken almost a decade to make and has become the most expensive title…
5 November 2026 Peace and Security UN Secretary-General António Guterres remains concerned over the situation on the Korean Peninsula, including the potential escalation of tensions across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)…
5 November 2026 Peace and Security Drone strikes that killed at least 30 people in Abyei last month have added “a new and concerning dimension” to security in the disputed area, the UN’s peacekeeping chief told the…
5 November 2026 Health Two new Ebola vaccine candidates will be added to a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the country continues to battle a deadly outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument, his first official action after his party was swept aside…
TAYIBE, Israel — A veteran Arab lawmaker in Israel says his bloc is willing to break with decades of precedent and join forces with Jewish-led parties in a shared bid to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long…
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine traded damaging overnight airstrikes Thursday as talks were set to resume in Brussels to discuss post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and security guarantees after the conflict triggered…
ASUNCION — Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday after the takeover of a bank linked to the US-allied leader blocked almost half the population from accessing their money. The Central Bank's seizure of…
GENEVA, Switzerland — Three-quarters of the world's displaced people live in countries facing severe exposure to climate-related hazards, the United Nations said Friday, calling for urgent action to protect them. Days…
LIMA, Peru — Activists gathered in Lima Thursday to call on Pope Leo XIV to expel sexual abusers from the Catholic church, demanding justice in a long-running scandal, ahead of his Latin America tour this week. US-based…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed reports Thursday that he was planning to leave the Trump administration as he weighs his next moves after Republicans' losses in midterm elections…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump predicted Thursday an imminent deal with Russia covering Ukraine and "all of Europe," after his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, hosted officials from the two warring…
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change more than 500 death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole, though the state Supreme Court will have the…
WASHINGTON — Salon, one of the early internet's most influential websites that featured sharp voices and political and cultural journalism backed by a liberal sensibility, announced Thursday it would shut down after 31…
MILAN — Bomb threats targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe on Thursday, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts in some cases, authorities said. No hazardous or suspicious materials have been…
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin received Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, in Moscow Thursday to discuss strengthening ties between their two countries, including a pipeline to import Russian gas. Speaking…
NEW YORK — New York appeals judges grilled President Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors Thursday about his bid to erase his historic hush money conviction, but the court didn’t signal how or when it would rule. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in United States President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as the Republican leader…
PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the West European country for weeks…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday doubled down on accusations of foreign interference in last week’s election, despite calls for compromise from the nation’s president. More than a week…
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