BANGKOK (AP) — The charismatic Thai politician who led his young, progressive party to a stunning general election victory a year ago is urging supporters not to lose hope, even if the party is disbanded by a legal order. Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule Wednesday on whether the Move Forward Party violated the constitution by
Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister accusing them of “sabotage” and cutting off mobile internet in a bid to quell the unrest. (AP video: Al Emrun Garjon) Nearly 100 people were
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Monday elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. It is the first time the threat level has been elevated to the midpoint of the five-tier National Terrorism Threat
A fresh round of violence in Bangladesh left more than 20 people dead and hundreds of others injured, according to officials and media reports, as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists. Protesters were demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (AP video by Al Emrun Garjon) A fresh round of violence
Ukraine’s newly-arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, who said the planes will boost the country’s war effort against Russia. (AP video: Vasilisa Stepanenko) Ukraine’s newly-arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, who said the planes will boost the
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack by rioters on Sunday targeting a hotel housing asylum seekers that saw at least 10 police officers injured, one of them seriously. It was the latest episode in a wave of far-right violence across the country, following a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 6.7% early Monday before recovering some lost ground, extending sell-offs that began last week. The Nikkei had shed more than 2,400 points to 33,488.08 about a half-hour after opening. By about an hour after trading began, the index was down 5.3%, or about 1,900 points
PARIS (AP) — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday night
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next home would be a tent. Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in as many months, from one hotel room to another, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century razed her hometown of Lahaina, on Maui.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats was killed by gunmen Sunday, and two of his government-assigned bodyguards were wounded, authorities said. The web news page operated by reporter Alejandro Martínez confirmed his death. The page covered community news and crime in Celaya, the most
