Death toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are missing
BANGKOK (news agencies) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at ...
Read moreTag: War and unrest
Israel strikes Gaza as friends and family of slain Turkish-American activist prepare for her funeral
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (news agencies) — Israeli airstrikes hit central and southern Gaza overnight into Saturday, killing at least ...
Read more
Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (news agencies) — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka’s president, many saw it as the end of ...
Read more
South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea’s nuclear threat
POHANG, South Korea (news agencies) — There are two Koreas, North and South. But there’s also more than one South ...
Read more
Harris’ suggestion that Poland could be next if Ukraine loses the war resonates with Poles
WARSAW, Poland (news agencies) — Wanda Kwiatkowska eagerly read reports on Wednesday morning about the U.S. presidential debate — and ...
Read more
Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (news agencies) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced ...
Read more
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian territories kill dozens more
Israeli strikes on Palestinian territories have killed more than two-dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, according to local officials. They say an ...
Read more
Takeaways from AP’s report on Russian and U.S. influence in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic (news agencies) — In the wake of Russian mercenary leaderYevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion, a deal was struck ...
Read moreThe US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic (news agencies) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhinrebelled against his country’s top military leaders, ...
Read more
Anti-war protesters clash with police outside Australian arms convention
MELBOURNE, Australia (news agencies) — Thousands of anti-war protesters clashed with police Wednesday outside a military arms convention in downtown ...
Read more
American Dollar Exchange Rate