UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022
ROME (AP) — More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the...
Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 1 after prisoner’s death
At least one person was killed and five others injured in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said Wednesday, after hours of...
Teenage boy opens fire in school in Serbia capital
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries, Serbian police said. Police received a call...
Iran’s president lands in Syria for rare meeting with Assad
DAMASCUS (AP) — Iraninan President Ebrahim Raisi landed in Damascus Wednesday on the first visit by an Iranian head of state to the war-wracked country in...
In coronation, King Charles carries on a medieval tradition
LONDON (AP) — Great Britain’s royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III. The pomp, pageantry and...
Could France protest fury spill into next year’s Olympics?
PARIS (AP) — Retired and with time to kill, Bernard Gauvain wants to be a volunteer at the 2024 Olympics — but a bad one. His...
Showtime! UK readies pomp for King Charles III’s coronation
LONDON (AP) — The crown has been resized. The troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years. The Gold State Coach is ready...
Pardon frees more than 2,100 Myanmar political prisoners
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military council on Wednesday said it was releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. Thousands more remain imprisoned...
US defense contractors want deeper cooperation with Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of United States defense contractors and a former senior leader of the U.S. Marine Corps pledged the beginning of deeper...
Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood writers picketing to preserve pay and job security outside major studios and streamers braced for a long fight at the outbreak...