Japan adopted a plan on Thursday to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster that once...
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man Thursday in the occupied West Bank during what Israel’s military said were clashes with militants. The shooting happened in the city of Nablus, where Israeli troops were...
Russia said Thursday there were no signs of readiness for peace from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington. U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Zelenskyy for talks at the White House and later the...
Manila — The Philippines’ defense ministry on Thursday ordered the military to strengthen its presence in the South China Sea after monitoring “Chinese activities” in disputed waters close to a strategic Philippine-held island. The...
BANJUL — Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow’s administration, the government said on Wednesday. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four...
Washington — After more than seven decades, the United Nations Security Council Wednesday adopted its first-ever resolution on Myanmar, which calls for the cessation of violence and urges the Myanmar junta to immediately release...
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. All times EST. 1:05 a.m.: Ukrainian Americans in Washington saw President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s U.S. visit...
Mogadishu — The first batch of several thousand Somali troops that were sent to Eritrea for training in 2019 and 2020 have arrived back in Mogadishu. Parents of the soldiers, who feared their sons...
washington — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday addressed the U.S. Congress as a wartime leader appealing for American support, as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did more than 80 years before. Zelenskyy’s visit...
Uncertainty over the migrant crisis on the U.S. southern border continues to grow, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott deploys the National Guard along a key stretch of the Rio Grande. Cesar Contreras reports from...