world / Fri, Dec 8, 2023 7:53 AM
Taiwan's Defense Ministry says it has spotted a Chinese surveillance balloon in the Taiwan Strait along with a large-scale movement of military...
world / Fri, Dec 8, 2023 5:27 AM
South Korea’s defense minister has vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea in the event of provocation,...
world / Fri, Dec 8, 2023 4:04 AM
The International Federation of Journalists says 2023 has been an unprecedented year for the number of media workers killed on the job
world / Fri, Dec 8, 2023 1:13 AM
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening or enlightenment and became the Buddha 2,600 years ago
world / Fri, Dec 8, 2023 12:39 AM
Reports from Myanmar say its military government has been freeing soldiers and police who had been jailed for desertion and absence without leave...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 8:57 PM
The president of Seychelles has declared an emergency after a huge blast at an explosives depot that followed deadly flooding on the country’s...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 8:36 PM
While Hong Kong's government is working to spotlight its upcoming local elections, some district council members are preparing for their exits...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 8:33 PM
Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.”
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 6:56 PM
When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 6:13 PM
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange prisoners of war and work toward signing a peace treaty in what the European Union is hailing as a...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 6:01 PM
The U.K. government says that Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British politicians, civil servants and journalists with...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 4:13 PM
The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a partnership that exists to counter malign action by...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 3:33 PM
The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official has defended its missions worldwide even as many countries where peacekeepers operate are demanding...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 12:38 PM
British poet, political activist, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah has died at age 65
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 11:51 AM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will “do what is necessary” to revive a blocked deal to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, even if it means...
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 11:47 AM
An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing catastrophic rains in East Africa have been made worse by human-induced climate change
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 11:04 AM
A new law has been passed in Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in the country
world / Thu, Dec 7, 2023 10:58 AM
Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by Turkish President Recep Tayyip...