Biden calls Australia ‘an anchor to peace and prosperity’ during state visit from Albanese
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden described Australia as “an anchor to peace and prosperity” while standing alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the...
Russian parliament’s upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday revoked the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow...
Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group held talks on Wednesday with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures in a key...
Hong Kong cuts taxes for foreign home buyers and stock traders as it seeks...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the city seeks...
Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Lynas Rare Earth’s operations
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Environmental activists voiced disappointment Wednesday at Malaysia's decision to allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue operations until March 2026,...
‘I wanted to scream’: Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women
BULENGO, Congo (AP) — A hooded man burst into the 42-year-old woman's tent while her children were out searching for food, then raped her...
Eye of Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Mexico’s Acapulco resort as catastrophic Category 5...
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing 165 mph (270...
Carnival ruled negligent over cruise where 662 passengers got COVID-19 early in pandemic
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a major COVID-19 outbreak was ruled...
Live updates | Relief operations in Gaza in jeopardy as Israeli airstrikes increase
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says its relief operations across the Gaza Strip will need to be sharply curtailed amid crippling Israeli airstrikes.Hospitals...
Japan’s top court strikes down required removal of reproductive organs to officially change gender
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to...