UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts. But there’s a way forward. So says the United Nations’ top official. On his way out of office at year’s end after nearly a decade, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres — known for…
Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new pressure on a key U.S. ally in the region. And the presidents of Iran and Egypt have met about the rising regional tensions. Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East. Full coverage…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said it is trying to determine if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has an older son while reaffirming its assessment that his daughter is the likely heir to the nation’s leadership. The spy agency’s statement on Thursday was likely a response to a recent…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal pulled a second worker alive from a tunnel Friday, Nepal lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said. He posted the rescue on his Facebook shortly after army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet confirmed the first rescue during the operation at the Trishul 3A tunnel. About 900 workers are missing…
Wei was arrested Aug. 21 by the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety on criminal charges stemming from an alleged assault on a family of five at their home, according to ICE. He was taken into ICE custody the next day pending removal proceedings. ICE said a guard at the lockup in Saipan found…
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The city of Ceuta, a tiny speck of Spanish territory perched on the northern African coast, normally celebrates its official holiday on Sept. 2 all on its own, ignored by the mainland. Not this year, not after Ceuta became the epicenter of Spain’s worst border crisis in living memory. What would’ve…
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that 19 of the members of the G20 agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” that cause global economic imbalances, but China dissented. Bessent said that getting even 19 countries to agree to take on the problem was “incredible” and shows “the sheer the enormity…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a large aerial assault in and around Ukraine’s capital overnight into Tuesday morning, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including three children, local authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia began the attack at 6 p.m. Monday, using ballistic, cruise and anti-radar…
HONG KONG (AP) — Shares in fast-fashion online retail giant Shein fell after they began trading on Hong Kong’s stock market Tuesday, after a long delay in the company’s plans to list its shares publicly. Shein raised about $1.7 billion, priced at HK$48.56 ($6.19) a share, in its initial public offering in Hong Kong in…
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities continued finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, as some arrive, families wait anxiously for…