UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country's...
Kim Jong Un Delegates Powers to Sister, Close Aides: SK Intelligence
By ISABEL VAN BRUGENNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly handed part of his authority to his younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, and...
Pompeo inks deal to support more US troops in Poland
WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sealed a defense cooperation deal Saturday with Polish officials that will pave the way to...
Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Monday, broadening their enforcement of a new national security law and...
Opposition candidate leaves Belarus, urges end to protests
YURAS KARMANAU
Associated Press
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential election, who initially refused to concede defeat amid a massive...
Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
NICOLE WINFIELD, ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press
ROME (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half...
Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccine
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that...
Lebanon’s Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast amid public fury
BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's government resigned Monday amid widespread public fury at the country's ruling elite over last week's devastating explosion...
Searchers in Beirut recover more bodies days after blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of Beirut's port Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a...
Negligence suspected in Beirut blast involving chemicals
BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Investigators began searching through the wreckage of Beirut's port Wednesday for clues to the cause...