South Korea's president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing Thursday in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife that’s severely hurting his approval ...
Court drops all charges against a Thai woman in a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120.
Bank of England is set to cut interest rates despite potential new inflation worries
For now though, the Bank of England is widely expected to reduce its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to ...
3 Takeaways as Rockets vex Wembanyama again
Wembanyama was mostly flummoxed again Wednesday, going 6 of 14 from the floor with an additional four turnovers. As has been a running issue throughout this season, most of Wembanyama’s misfires came ...
Israel passes law that would allow it to deport the families of Palestinian attackers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza ...
Strong typhoon threatens northern Philippine region still recovering from back-to-back storms
Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey hit the northern Philippines in recent weeks, leaving at least 151 people dead and affecting nearly 9 million others. More than 14 billion pesos ($241 million ...
Middle East latest: Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations
Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation notice ...
4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, ...
Stock Market Today: Asian shares bounce after Trump's victory as focus turns to the Fed
On Wednesday, the U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin all stormed higher, as investors made bets on what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for the economy and the ...
Trump's second term could realign US diplomacy toward authoritarian leaders
Trump's second term could realign U.S. diplomacy away from traditional international alliances and more toward populist, ...
Giuliani to appear in a NYC court after missing a deadline to surrender assets
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ordered the former New York City mayor to report to court after lawyers for the two former ...
Joe Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss
“The biggest onus of this loss is on President Biden,” said Andrew Yang, who ran against Biden in 2020 for the Democratic nomination and endorsed Harris’ unsuccessful run. “If he had stepped down in ...