new delhi — The Indian Navy said Saturday that it is shadowing a bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers — likely Somali pirates — in the Arabian Sea. The Maltese-flagged MV Ruen,...
Somalia on Friday formally signed on as the newest member of the East African Community trade bloc at the presidential residence in Kampala, Uganda. With fellow dignitaries in attendance, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud...
tokyo — Japan and Malaysia signed a security assistance deal Saturday including a grant of 400 million yen ($2.8 million) to boost Malaysia’s maritime security, as Asian nations seek to counter an increasingly assertive...
Lahore, Pakistan — Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said. In...
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican court Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75,...
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Once the initial shock wore off on the price tag of Shohei Ohtani’s record-shattering $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, details about the contract emerged that were nearly...
An 11-year-old Canadian boy struck in the neck this week by a hockey puck during practice has died. “We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones,” the...
An Israeli intelligence officer was executed Saturday in Iran, according to IRNA, Iran’s state news agency. The alleged agent was accused of stealing secrets and giving them to Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, IRNA said....
Kinshasa, DRC — DR Congo’s democracy has been backsliding ahead of elections this month, according to rights defenders, as prominent journalists languish in prison and the murder of an opposition politician remains unsolved. President...
The Netherlands has been one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine in the West. However, the far-right opposition Party for Freedom won the recent parliamentary elections, and party leaders have repeatedly criticized the country’s...