By JON GAMBRELL, MATTHEW LEE AND KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman ...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela's northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a "doublet." Doublet earthquakes happen when a pair of similar-sized quakes hit close in location and ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to join other leaders from the ...
By ALLAN OLINGO Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — African and Commonwealth nations called Tuesday for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas, warning that despite record commitments to marine conservation, much of the world's ocean protection still ...
TORONTO (AP) — Police in Canada said Tuesday they have linked multiple shootings, including at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto in March, to "multilayered" gun-for-hire networks that have also targeted synagogues in the city. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw told a news conference that young ...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless. New statistics released by the U.N. reveal that 2,300 people have been killed across ...
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that ...
By JILL LAWLESS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Russian warship fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, authorities said, an incident that caused no damage but illustrated heightened tensions between the two ...
By MARK BANCHEREAU and SALEH MWANAMILONGO Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's opposition on Tuesday condemned the adoption of a bill that could open the door to a third term for President Félix Tshisekedi, denouncing what they say is a power grab. The bill, adopted by the ...
By ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The Iran war has exposed major risks for Southeast Asia that could cost the region billions of dollars, if it doesn't diversify sources of energy more quickly, according to an International Energy Agency report released Tuesday. An ...