US and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common approaches to North Korea, Russia and China on Thursday,...
Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized
In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday,...
Negotiations over proposed regulations for deep-sea mining plod along as pressure mounts
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Debate over proposed regulations for deep-sea mining will stretch into next year as a U.N. agency that presides...
UN convoy stretching 9 kilometers ends harrowing trip in Mali that saw 37 peacekeepers...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A 9-kilometer-long U.N. convoy withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali arrived at its destination after a harrowing 350...
Israel says it will maintain ‘overall security responsibility’ for Gaza. What might that look...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn't elaborate when he said this week that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza...
The family of a Palestinian activist jailed for incitement says young woman’s account was...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi insists she didn't write the words for which she now sits in an Israeli...
Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side
Russia is sending Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines of their homeland to fight on Moscow's side in the war, the Russian...
Azerbaijan’s president addresses a military parade in Karabakh and says ‘we showed the whole...
Hundreds of Azerbaijani soldiers paraded Wednesday through Khankendi, the capital city of the Karabakh region that came under full control of Azerbaijan in September...
Police in Brazil foil an alleged attack Israel claims was planned by Hezbollah
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in Brazil arrested two people on Wednesday to foil an alleged attack, which the Israeli Prime Minister's office...
Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday blocked traffic on one of Mexico's main southern...
