Ukraine says it shot down Russian A-50 spy plane
KYIV – Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what analysts say would...
Denmark gets new king
COPENHAGEN – Tens of thousands of people turned out to watch King Frederik X succeed his mother as the monarch of Denmark, in a...
Taiwan elects anti-China president
TAIPEI – Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China.
The...
US strikes Yemen’s Houthi rebels
WASHINGTON – The US says it carried out a fresh attack against a Houthi target in Yemen on Saturday - its second such strike...
Ecuador descends into gang violence
QUITO – Terrified journalists being forced to kneel in a TV studio by gunmen pointing high-powered weapons at their heads as the cameras rolled,...
US, UK hint at military action after largest Houthi attack in Red Sea
LONDON – The United States and United Kingdom have hinted they could take military action against Yemen's Houthi rebels, after they repelled the largest...
UN helicopter seized in Somalia
MOGADISHU – The Somali armed Islamist group al-Shabab has seized a United Nations helicopter, along with about eight people, both passengers and crew, local...
Ecuador gunmen storm TV studio live on air
QUITO – A group of armed men have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened staff, footage shows.
A live broadcast by...
South Korea bans dog meat trade
SEOUL – The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea after members of Parliament backed a...
2023 confirmed as world’s hottest year on record
LONDON – The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El...