World News - The Morning Sun

In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry via Yonhap News Agency, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber is parked at an air base in Cheongju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats. South Korea's air force says Sunday's … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 10/22/23

A car on a bridge washed away following torrential rain, near Dundee, Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. A storm battered Britain, northern Germany and southern Scandinavia for a third day with powerful winds, heavy rain and storm surges that caused floods, power outages, evacuations, and traffic disruptions. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe

A fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain. Derbyshire Police said Sunday that a woman in her 80s was found … more

10/22/23

FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Iran sentences 2 journalists for collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini's death

A court in Iran has sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges. Both have been imprisoned for over a … more

10/22/23

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Oday Mansour, 17, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Kafr Qallil, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Mansour was killed in clashes with Israeli forces Friday during a protest in support of the Gaza Strip, at a military checkpoint in the flash point town of Hawara, West Bank. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage

Deadly violence has been surging in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas attack. As of Sunday, at least 90 Palestinians … more

By AMY TEIBEL | 10/22/23

In this image from a video released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Filipino sailors, bottom, look after a Chinese coast guard ship with bow number 5203 bumps their supply boat as they approach Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Sunday Oct. 22, 2023. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Philippine officials say a Chinese coast guard ship and a militia vessel separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat off a disputed shoal. The officials did not say … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 10/22/23

Yuriy Musienko, 45, works in a burned car garage near his mother's house in Moshchun, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Many Ukrainians are expecting the same or worse this coming winter and have spent months preparing, including collecting firewood and buying generators. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukrainians prepare firewood and candles to brace for a winter of Russian strikes on the energy grid

Russian strikes on power plants in the Ukraine war impacted almost half the country’s energy capacity last winter. That forced millions of Ukrainians to learn to work, live and cover basic needs … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 10/22/23

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese briefs the media during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 10, 2023. Albanese will visit China in early November, his office said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 hours before he was set to fly to the United States to meet President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit China in early November, his office says. It also said Sunday that China agreed to review the crippling tariffs it placed on Australian wine that … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 10/21/23

Smoke rises from inside an Israeli army position which was hit by Hezbollah fighters as seen from Tair Harfa village, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hezbollah official says his group already 'is in the heart' of Israel-Hamas war

A top official with Hezbollah has vowed that Israel will pay a high price whenever it starts a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, said Saturday … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 10/21/23

In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, right, greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, during the International peace summit pose for a group picture at the New Administrative Capital, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)

At Cairo summit, even Arab leaders at peace with Israel expressed growing anger over the Gaza war

Egypt and Jordan have harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit in Cairo. It's a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 10/21/23

Demonstrators hold up flags and placards during a pro Palestinian demonstration in London, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in London as Israel-Hamas war roils the world

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are marching in London and other cities to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza. Protesters gathered at London's Marble Arch before marching to the … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 10/21/23

Pavement slabs affected by the storm during the night on the beach promenade in Sassnitz, Germany, Saturday Oct. 21, 2023. A storm continued to batter Britain, northern Germany and southern Scandinavia early Saturday with powerful winds, heavy rain and storm surges that caused floods, power outages, evacuations, traffic disruptions. (Georg Moritz/dpa via AP)

Storm hits northern Europe, killing at least 4 people

A storm battered Britain, northern Germany and southern Scandinavia for a third day with powerful winds, heavy rain and storm surges that caused floods, power outages, evacuations, and traffic … more

10/21/23

FILE - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan's thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote

Pakistan’s thrice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is returning home on a special flight from Dubai. His return on Saturday will end four years of self-imposed exile in London. He is … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 10/21/23

Employees cover the windows of a souvenirs store with wood in preparation for the arrival of the hurricane Norma, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Hurricane Norma is heading for the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, while Tammy grew into a hurricane in the Atlantic. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Hurricane Norma takes aim at Mexico's Los Cabos resorts, as Tammy threatens islands in the Atlantic

Hurricane Norma is bearing down on the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, while Hurricane Tammy is headed for the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the … more

By IGNACIO MARTÍNEZ | 10/21/23

Palestinians walk by buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment on al-Zahra, on the outskirts of Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)

Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here's a look at the history of the embattled region

Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7 and began killing and abducting people. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed since … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 10/20/23

A member of the team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) observes the inshore fish as the sample at Hisanohama Port in Iwaki, northeastern Japan Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. They are visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling mission since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing the treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant

Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency have watched Japanese lab workers prepare samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 10/20/23

In this photo provided by the Chinese Embassy in Qatar via Xinhua News Agency, Zhai Jun, left, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, meets with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Chinese Embassy in Qatar/Xinhua via AP)

China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians

A top Chinese envoy says that China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue and plan to try to work together to cool the situation and help establish a two-state solution for … more

10/20/23

FILE - Presidential hopeful of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei brandishes a chainsaw during a rally in La Plata, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. During campaign stops and interviews Milei has hurled abuse against Argentina´s political class, leftist Latin American presidents such as Mexico´s Andres Lopez Obrador, journalists and Pope Francis, and leads the polls in the South American country´s upcoming elections. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

A man, a plan, a chainsaw: How a power tool took center stage in Argentina's presidential race

Politicians usually talk about belt tightening, or trimming spending with scissors. Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei is ready to attack the system with a chainsaw. The self-declared … more

By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER | 10/20/23

This satellite image provided by NOAA on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, shows Hurricane Storm Norma approaching the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula on Mexico's Pacific coast. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane could hit the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula by … more

By IGNACIO MARTINEZ | 10/20/23

FILE - Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum smiles before a working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron, Feb. 16, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The Nigerien president detained since July by the soldiers who deposed him has petitioned a regional court demanding his release and reinstatement, according to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Lawyers call for ousted Niger president's release after the junta says it foiled an escape attempt

Lawyers for Niger’s ousted president have called for his immediate release. The demand on Friday came a day after the ruling military junta said it had thwarted an overnight attempt by Mohamed … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 10/20/23

An Australian Border Force patrol boat is docked at the Port of Darwin, on May 17, 2016. The Australian government announced Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, it has decided not to cancel a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that the foreign control could be used to spy on its military forces. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia decides against canceling Chinese company's lease of strategically important port

The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that foreign control could be used to spy on … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 10/20/23