Middle East latest: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops
Jewish settlers mounted a string of attacks on Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight, burning homes and ...
Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six ...
Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte
A group led by left-wing activists filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice president on Wednesday ...
An Israeli strike kills a person in Lebanon, further shaking the tenuous ceasefire
Israeli forces carried out several new drone and artillery strikes in Lebanon on Tuesday, including a deadly strike that the ...
Shock martial law edict in South Korea follows chaotic recent history: A look at the crucial context
It may seem that the wild predawn scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea’s ...
Juan Soto starting to eliminate teams from negotiations, agent Scott Boras says
Juan Soto is starting to drop teams from negotiations ahead of baseball’s winter meetings next week. Likely to approach or set a record contract, the free agent slugger ...
Michigan’s 7-foot newcomers earn themselves a nickname after their dynamic Big Ten debut
Michigan has a nickname for its pair of 7-foot newcomers: Area 50-1. The tag was unveiled by the school on social media ...
Democrat Adam Gray captures California’s 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray captured California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte in the ...
A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the year’s most talked-about people. Their names ...
AP Race Call: Democrat Adam Gray wins election to U.S. House in California’s 13th Congressional District, beating incumbent John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. John Duarte. The race was a rematch of the 2022 midterm election, which was one ...
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory ...
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to ...