Zelenskyy takes center stage in Davos as he tries to rally support for UkraineJanuary 16, 2024 3:38 AMBy The Associated PressZelenskyy is headlining a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss resort, where officials from the U.S., EU, China and Middle East will also be prominent.
‘I matter, you matter': Commemorating MLK Day, acknowledging Israel-Hamas warJanuary 15, 2024 6:24 PMBy Regina MedinaThe late civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. was born 95 years ago Monday.
Houthi militants struck a U.S.-owned commercial ship off the coast of Yemen January 15, 2024 3:04 PMBy Joe Hernandez No injuries or significant damage was reported from the strike, but the attack is adding to concerns about the war in Gaza spilling into a larger and more complicated regional conflict.
Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward nearby settlementJanuary 14, 2024 10:57 AMBy The Associated PressA volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement.
North Korea launches ballistic missile, thought capable of hitting distant U.S. basesJanuary 14, 2024 7:24 AMBy The Associated PressNorth Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said.
After 100 days of war, Israel is determined to fight on in GazaJanuary 14, 2024 5:56 AMBy Carrie Kahn and Becky Sullivan Israel claims some achievements in more than three months of fighting since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, but the Palestinian death toll has soared and the militant group still clings to power in Gaza.
Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential electionJanuary 13, 2024 7:36 AMBy Emily Feng Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan’s new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island’s future stance towards China.
U.S. launches additional strikes against Houthi targets in YemenJanuary 13, 2024 7:19 AMBy Andrew Sussman The fresh strikes come a day after the U.S. and U.K. launched attacks on dozens of targets in response to Houthi attacks against ships in the Red Sea.
More than 30 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza StripJanuary 13, 2024 5:03 AMBy The Associated Press More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in two Israeli airstrikes overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said.
Sushi restaurants are thriving in Ukraine, bringing jobs and a 'slice of normal life'January 13, 2024 4:02 AMBy Nathan Rott and Claire Harbage Ukraine’s economy is battered by Russia’s full-scale invasion, but its consumer economy is still running — especially the country’s popular sushi restaurants, where cream cheese is a key ingredient.