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In this photo released on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year message in Beijing to ring in 2024. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)
Xi says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with self-ruled Taiwan in New Year’s address
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which … more
FILE - A 20mm Phalanx CIWS weapons defense cannon is mounted on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely on March 14, 2023. The U.S. military said Sunday Dec. 31, 2023 it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. A contract-embarked security team on the ship returned fire, the central command said. U.S. helicopters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and GRAVELY responded to the distress call and while issuing verbal warnings to the attackers, the small boat crews opened fire on the helicopters using small arms, the statement said. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)
US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kill gunmen in attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
The U.S. military says it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Hours later, four boats tried to attack the same ship, … more
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, an apartment building hit by a Russian missile is seen in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack
Russia has launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod “would not go unpunished”. The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that it had … more
Visitors walk through the snow in Goyang, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. South Korean Meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow advisory for some parts of the Korea peninsula. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korea's capital records heaviest single-day snowfall in December for 40 years
The South Korean capital, Seoul, has received the biggest single-day snowfall recorded in December for more than 40 years, but there have been no reports of any deadly incidents. The country’s … more
Three internally displaced children look with surprise at an apple that their mother brought home after begging, in a camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb 2, 2023. Since the chaotic Taliban takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021, an already war-devastated economy once kept alive by international donations alone is now on the verge of collapse. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
TORKHAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Some live in tents. Others live out in the open, … more
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Migrants camp outside the Church of Santa Cruz y La Soledad in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.
Mexico and Venezuela say they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico. Saturday's announcement is the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people … more
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, which was held between Dec. 26, and Dec. 30, 2023, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
North Korea's Kim says he'll launch 3 more spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will launch three additional military spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said Sunday that Kim … more
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FILE - In this May 2, 2019 photo released by the Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, right, accompanied by his Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, waves upon his arrival to Fort Tiuna, in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan military officials said Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, that they will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations. (Jhonn Zerpa/Miraflores Press Office via AP File)
Venezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves waters off Guyana
Venezuela says it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations. It is the … more
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FILE - This photo provided by GPO on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, shows Israeli released hostage Mia Schem, foreground centre, reuniting with her family at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel. Schem who recently returned from captivity in Gaza said in an interview broadcast Friday Dec. 29, 2023 on Israel’s Channel 13 TV, she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in constant fear for weeks. Schem, a dual citizen of Israel and France, had been attending a music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants burst across the border and raided the site. (GPO via AP, File)
Israeli-French hostage recounts harrowing experience in captivity
An Israeli woman who recently returned from captivity in Gaza says she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in constant fear for weeks. Mia Schem, a 21-year-old dual citizen of Israel … more
Taiwan President and Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai, from left, shakes hands with Taiwan's Nationalist Party presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih while Taiwan's Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je stands by before the presidential debates at Taiwan Public Television Service in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Pei Chen, Pool)
Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
Taiwan’s presidential candidates have expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and … more
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Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik uses his phone prior to the start an interview with the Associated Press, in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. Bosnian Serb separatist leader wowed to carry on weakening his multiethnic, war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite the pledge by the United States to prevent such an outcome. "I am not irrational, I know that America's response will be to use force…but I have no reason to be frightened by that (realization) into sacrificing (Serb) national interests," Milorad Dodik, the president of Bosnia's Serb-run part, told The Associated Press in an interview Friday. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings
The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader is vowing to keep weakening his war-scarred country until it tears apart, despite a pledge by the United States to prevent that. Over 100,000 died in the … more
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FILE - A man wheels safe injection supplies and an oxygen tank back inside after a memorial to remember victims of illicit drug overdose deaths on International Overdose Awareness Day, in Vancouver, Canada on Aug. 31, 2020. The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March 31, with the judge saying "irreparable harm will be caused" if the laws come into force. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances
The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March … more
A worker stands in the cargo area of a mega-pharmacy warehouse on its inauguration day in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. It is Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's solution to help end a supply issue for hospitals that don't have specific medicines needed by patients. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexican president inaugurates centralized 'super pharmacy' to supply medicines to all of Mexico
Mexico's president is trying to end the woes of patients throughout the country, who are often told they need a specific medicine _ but the hospital in question doesn't have it. President Andrés … more
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FILE - View of the Peace Palace which houses World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Sept. 19, 2023. South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. South Africa’s submission filed Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at the International Court of Justice alleges that “acts and omissions by Israel ... are genocidal in character”.. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Israel swiftly … more
In this photo provided by Alexei Navalny's team, Ksenia Fadeyeva, right, poses for a photo with Alexei Navalny in Tomsk, Russia on Aug. 2020. An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced on Friday Dec. 29, 2023 to nine years in prison, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Fadeyeva, a former regional legislator who headed a local branch of Navalny's organization in the Siberian city of Tomsk, was convicted on charges of organizing an extremist group. (Alexei Navalny's team via AP)
An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison
An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Ksenia Fadeyeva, a … more
FILE - South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik speaks during a committee at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 23, 2023. A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions that the North may use it as a new source of fissile materials for nuclear weapons. (Han Jong-chan/Yonhap via AP, File)
North Korea's new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says
South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Wonsik has said that a light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer. Shin told local reporters … more
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A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are preparing to meet this week to address an escalating dispute over the Essequibo region that is rich in oil and minerals. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Venezuela will hold military exercises off its shores as a British warship heads to Guyana
President Nicolás Maduro has ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom announced it would send a warship to Guyana’s … more
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In this photo provided by the Liberia National Red Cross Society, health workers from the Liberia National Red Cross Society and the Bong County Health Team move the bodies of victims of a tanker explosion in Totota, Liberia, Tuesday Dec. 26, 2023. Authorities in Liberia say a leaking fuel tanker exploded as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead. Officials say the blast on Tuesday also injured at least 83 people in Totota town in the central part of the West African country. (Liberia National Red Cross Society via AP)
More than 40 dead in Liberia after leaking fuel tanker exploded as people tried to collect gas
Authorities in Liberia say a leaking fuel tanker exploded this week as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead. Officials say the blast on Tuesday also injured at least 83 … more
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Sheik Naim Kassem, Hezbollah's deputy leader speaks during a memorial of a Hezbollah fighter who killed few days ago in South Lebanon by an Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Israeli officials are stepping up threats against Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, warning that Israel is running out of patience as the two sides continue to trade fire along Israel's volatile northern border. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
As Gaza war grinds on, tensions soar along Israel's volatile northern border with Lebanon
Israeli officials are stepping up threats against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They warn that Israel is running out of patience as the two sides continue to trade fire along Israel’s … more
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An Iranian mourner holds up a poster of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a high ranking Iranian general of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday, during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran holds funeral for a general who was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria
Iran has held a funeral for a high-ranking general of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria. Hundreds of mourners accompanied the flag-draped … more
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