United Nations seeks $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and refugees this year
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations is appealing for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year. It said on…
Continue ReadingNews
Horse racing in China’s gaming hub of Macao to end in April, after over 40 years
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The government in China’s gambling hub of Macao says there will be no more horse racing in…
Continue ReadingBrunei’s newlywed Prince Mateen and his commoner wife to be feted at the end of lavish celebrations
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen and his commoner wife is to be feted at a royal banquet to mark the end of a lavish…
Continue ReadingSoccer player returns to warm welcome in Israel following detention in Turkey
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel returned to Israel on Monday evening to a cheering…
Continue ReadingPresidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is…
Continue ReadingUnofficial US delegation says support for Taiwan remains ‘rock solid’ after voters defied China
By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Former senior US officials reaffirmed “rock solid” American support for Taiwan…
Continue ReadingTaiwan loses diplomatic ally to China days after presidential election
By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Taiwan has lost another diplomatic ally to China just days after its…
Continue ReadingNauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China
By TAIJING WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic…
Continue ReadingArctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills…
Continue ReadingIndonesia evacuates about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after a volcano spews clouds of ash
By HANDRIANUS BELUTOWE Associated Press FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after…
Continue ReadingShih Ming-teh, Taiwan activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwanese democracy activist Shih Ming-teh, who helped lead the island from authoritarianism to…
Continue ReadingPolice search for the suspect who shot and killed a man at a Starbucks in southwestern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a customer at a Starbucks in what was reportedly a gang-related crime.…
Continue ReadingBuildings burn as lava from Icelandic volcano eruption flows into evacuated fishing town
By Shirin Zia Faqiri, Michael Rios, Heather Chen and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, sending molten lava into a…
Continue ReadingDevin Booker scores 34 points, Suns hold off Trail Blazers 127-116
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Devin Booker had 34 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the Portland Trail Blazers…
Continue Reading
Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Shares fall in Europe after gains in Asia. US markets are closed for a holiday
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — European markets opened lower while Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday as the week got off…
Continue ReadingDemocrats target GOP strongholds Texas and Florida with Senate majority on the line
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for upsets in…
Continue ReadingA quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right
By RAF CASERT Associated Press SINT WILLEBRORD, The Netherlands (AP) — “Everyone is welcome,” reads the sign at the church door in this quiet…
Continue ReadingA quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right
By RAF CASERT Associated Press SINT WILLEBRORD, The Netherlands (AP) — “Everyone is welcome,” reads the sign at the church door in this quiet…
Continue ReadingAt Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and…
Continue Reading