US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to ‘adapt or die’
GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as…
Pilot dies in plane crash off Copacabana beach in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A plane pulling an advertising banner crashed into the sea off Copacabana beach…
In Hungary, farmers battling ever-drier conditions tap a spa’s overflow water for help
KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary (AP) — Oszkár Nagyapáti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on…
Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with…
UK leader criticized for applauding return of man freed from Egyptian prison as old tweets resurface
LONDON — The U.K. prime minister is facing criticism after he celebrated the return to Britain of a…
North Korea says it fired long-range cruise missiles in test of nuclear deterrence
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea…
Photos show flour, eggs and firecrackers flying at Spain’s Els Enfarinats festival
IBI, Spain (AP) — Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival, a battle using flour, eggs and…
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Taiwan just off its northeast…
Thailand and Cambodia’s top diplomats meet in China for border talks
BEIJING (AP) — Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on…
Massive pileup on expressway in Japan kills 2, injures 26
TOKYO (AP) — A massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26…
Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire
BEIJING — Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday…
At least 3 dead, including 1-year-old, in building collapse in South Africa
Three people, including a child, have died after a two-story building collapsed in Soweto, South Africa JOHANNESBURG —…