7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (271+ words) MANILA — A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The balloting, however, was marred by a bombing…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago   (351+ words) The polls from Swedish public broadcaster SVT project Andersson’s four-party group winning a majority, paving the way for her to return to office pending coalition talks. Kristersson has led Sweden since 2022 with a three-party center-right coalition. It relies on outside…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (947+ words) ADEN, Yemen — The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The Yemeni government vowed to…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (374+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (338+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials — including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden — passed through, Ukraine’s state rail operator said. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, also…...

15+ hour, 26+ min ago   (722+ words) CAIRO — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran plans to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic…...

15+ hour, 56+ min ago   (349+ words) ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities cracked down on LGBTQ+ groups and individuals early Sunday morning, detaining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts. In an escalation of the Turkish government’s decade-long hostility toward LGBTQ+ groups, particularly in the…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago   (752+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — President Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in the U.S. hit a record on Friday, soaring…...

23+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1137+ words) MEXICO CITY — He’s been called the “MAGA man” of Latin America, a brash political provocateur whose social media assaults boosted right-wing campaigns from his native Argentina to Central America. His career as political consultant and co-founder of an ultra-right online…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (498+ words) KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world’s youngest monarch, was buried Saturday amid an acrimonious succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation. The traditional monarch, who ascended the throne of Uganda’s…...