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South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared for the first time at his criminal trial on high-stakes rebellion charges. The trial Monday took place 10 days after the Constitutional Court …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
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4/14/25
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Haiti’s government says it has approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges. The transitional presidential council said …
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4/14/25
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An anti-Brexit activist who has spent years mounting a one-man protest outside Britain’s Parliament has won a court victory against a police attempt to pull the plug on his musical activities. A …
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4/14/25
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A hospital in Kuala Lumpur says former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has died aged 85. He was being treated for heart disease at the Institut Jantung Negara. He was a moderate who …
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4/14/25
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States after the ambassador was expelled last month. Ramaphosa said Monday that …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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4/14/25
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The recent war in Ethiopia's Tigray region left many disabled veterans without the care they need. Health facilities across the region were largely destroyed by the fighting. Now cuts in U.S. foreign …
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By SAMUEL GETACHEW
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4/14/25
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Daniel Noboa stunned voters in 2023 when he won a snap election for a 16-month presidency after only a brief stint as a lawmaker and with no established political machinery. No longer a political …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO
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4/14/25
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Suspected U.S. airstrikes around Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed at least six people and wounded 30 overnight. That's according to Yemen's Houthi rebels in a statement Monday morning. Footage …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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4/13/25
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The leader of Hungary’s largest opposition party is vowing to end his country’s international isolation if elected in 2026 as he challenges Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 15-year rule. …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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4/13/25
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Congolese authorities say at least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in the country's conflict-hit east where government forces are fighting Rwanda-backed rebels. Congo's Ministry of Interior …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE
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4/13/25
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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has made his first visit to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE's leaders have been circumspect about the new leadership in Damascus in the four months since the fall …
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4/13/25
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Voters in Gabon are waiting for the results of the central African nation’s presidential election, which the country’s military rulers hope will legitimize their grip on power. Saturday's …
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By YVES LAURENT GOMA and CHINEDU ASADU
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4/13/25
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Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes. …
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By ROBERT BADENDIECK and MEHMET GUZEL
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4/13/25
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German police in Cologne have detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city’s famous cathedral. Police said Sunday they were informed by the church’s private …
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4/13/25
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Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party has received its members’ mandate to proceed with steps toward a potential disbandment, part of the erosion of political freedoms as China cracks down on …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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4/13/25
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A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week," in a reassuring sign of his recovery …
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4/13/25
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Several Southeast Asian countries are kicking off their annual water festival holiday, an occasion for merrymaking during what is usually the hottest time of the year. Millions in Thailand, Laos, …
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By GRANT PECK
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4/13/25
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Hungarian lawmakers are set to pass a constitutional amendment that critics say targets LGBTQ+ communities and threatens basic civil rights. Backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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4/13/25
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Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, moving away from the past paradigm that often displayed exotic animals as a spectacle. …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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4/13/25
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A conservative young millionaire and a leftist lawyer are again the choices before Ecuadorians heading to the polls for the country’s second presidential runoff election in less than two years. …
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By GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO
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4/13/25
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