Barbie director Greta Gerwig heads jury of 2024 Cannes Festival, 1st American woman director...
PARIS (AP) — Greta Gerwig, actor, writer and film director, notably for the blockbuster “Barbie,” will preside over the jury of the 77th Cannes...
Janet Yellen says the Trump administration’s China policies left the US more vulnerable
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says former President Donald Trump 's policies toward China left America “more vulnerable and more isolated” in...
Danes say 3 arrested in Denmark, 1 in the Netherlands suspected of planning terror...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three people were arrested in coordinated actions across Denmark and one person in the Netherlands on suspicion of plotting to...
How are Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea affecting global trade?
LONDON (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea during the Israel-Hamas war, raising concerns about the...
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report published Thursday.Before...
Israel vows to fight on in Gaza despite deadly ambush and rising international pressure
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles...
Stock market today: World shares are mostly higher after the Dow hits a record...
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a powerful rally across Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
European Union is sorely tested to keep its promises to Ukraine intact
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders struggled at the start of a two-day summit Thursday to keep their two most elementary promises to Ukraine...
Putin is taking questions from ordinary Russians along with journalists as his reelection bid...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his end-of-year news conference Thursday — and this year, ordinary citizens are getting the chance to...
Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new advanced...
TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy signed an agreement on Thursday to establish a joint organization to develop a...