Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?
The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began more than six months ago.
World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar.
Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA
In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that countryโs government contributed nearly $2 million in additional funding to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agencyโs investigations and intelligence unit.
2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industryโs trade association.
Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place.
Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China
Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for โan immediate and sustained cease-fireโ in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
US is constantly assessing expansion of export controls on chips that could boost China's military
The U.S. commerce secretary says Washington is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that can be used to boost its military.
Philippine president tells Australia their strategic partnership is more important than ever
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has told Australiaโs Parliament that the strategic partnership between the two nations is more important than ever with the rule of law and peace in the region under threat from China.
Biden acts to better protect Americans' personal data such as health records and finances
President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aiming to better protect Americansโ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia.
Two Chinese bloggers in exile warn that police are interrogating their followers
Two prominent Chinese bloggers in exile said that police were investigating their millions of followers on international social media platforms, in an escalation of Beijingโs attempts to clamp down on critical speech even outside of the countryโs borders.
China's homegrown C919 jet in spotlight at Singapore air show, but not quite ready to compete
Chinaโs C919 single-aisle jet made its international debut at the Singapore Airshow, attracting masses of visitors and hundreds of orders, but analysts say it still has a long way to go before it can compete with aircraft from market leaders Boeing and Airbus.
After fallout in China, Messi insists politics had nothing to do with missing game in Hong Kong
Lionel Messi has made another conciliatory gesture to fans in Hong Kong and mainland China by releasing a video on social media to explain why he didnโt play in an exhibition match this month, and insisted that there were no political reasons behind his decision.
US delegation praises Taiwan's democracy after pro-independence presidential candidate wins election
Retired U.S. officials have met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and praised the island's democratic processes under which it elected a new president and legislature over the weekend in defiance of China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and threat to annex it by military force.
Chinese chess player sues to reclaim the title he lost for defecating in a hotel bathtub
A competitor in Chinese chess says he has sued the national association in China for mental distress after he was stripped of a title for drinking alcohol and defecating in the bathtub of his hotel room at a recent competition.
AP sports photos of the year capture unforgettable snippets in time from the games we love
They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that mightโve gone unnoticed otherwise.