UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which ...
Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan
Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as officials ...
At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say
More than 100 people including children have been killed by security forces in post-election protests in Mozambique that have ...
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles ...
What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks AP-NORC poll
As several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for high-level positions in his incoming administration face scrutiny on ...
American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is freed after 7 months in detention
An American who says he crossed into Syria on foot has been released after seven months in detention. Travis Timmerman told the Al-Arabiya TV network in an interview on ...
Judge to decide fate of Trump’s New York hush money conviction
The fate of President-elect Trump’s New York hush money case is now in the hands of Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the first ...
Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say
Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts ...
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home ...
A look at the growing political storm unleashed by South Korean president’s martial law decree
In a fiery televised statement, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his short-lived martial law decree as a ...
A pro-democracy ex-lawmaker in Hong Kong has been convicted of rioting during 2019 protests
A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted a pro-democracy former lawmaker of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in ...
You could win a “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” movie prize package
He’s back! Text SONIC to 515151 For your chance to win A Fandango gift card to see “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”; a pair of Sonic 3 shoes by Reebok; A $200 VISA gift card and loads of ...