16-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for ‘sadistic’ murder
LONDON (AP) — The two 16-year-old convicted murderers of a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago were handed life sentences Friday...
Fat Tuesday means big business for New Orleans bakers under exploding demand for King...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It's Carnival season in New Orleans and that means lines are long outside local bakeries and the pace inside is...
Singaporeans bemoan U.S. Senator’s ‘ignorant’ grilling of TikTok CEO
SINGAPORE (AP) — After a U.S. senator grilled the Singaporean CEO of TikTok about his nationality and suggested he was affiliated with the Chinese...
US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO membership
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden's application to join NATO, saying patience with...
Ukraine says Russia refuses to turn over the bodies of military plane crash victims
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has refused Ukrainian requests to hand over the bodies of scores of prisoners of war whom the Kremlin claims...
Live updates | Hamas is expected to respond soon to a proposal that includes...
A senior Hamas official said Friday the group will respond “very soon” to a proposal that includes extended pauses in Gaza fighting and phased...
Local transport in Germany hit by walkouts in a dispute over working conditions
BERLIN (AP) — Local buses, trams and subway trains were canceled in much of Germany on Friday as transport employees walked off the job...
Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply...
China pledges help for renters, among other moves to prop up its ailing property...
BANGKOK (AP) — China promised more help for renters as it rolls out a flurry of measures to prop up its ailing property market,...
The UN’s top court is set to decide if it can hear Ukraine’s genocide...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice is ruling Friday on whether it has jurisdiction to hear a case filed by...
