BEIJING (AP) — China’s military is carrying out armed patrols near the Myanmar border this week, where the government is concerned about potential fallout from fierce fighting in a civil war on the other side. Troops were deployed to Yunnan province in southwestern China on Monday to test their ability to maintain security in border
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities were working Monday to salvage a 45-year-old fast attack naval ship that sank after it struck an unknown underwater object. The navy said in a statement that a leak was first detected in the engine room of the KD Pendekar on Sunday, which quickly flooded the vessel. The
RATNAGIRI, India (AP) — Hundreds of spectators shout and gesture as lively music blares from loudspeakers. A commentator’s breathless voice resonates over the din trying to keep up with a racing team of two oxen yoked together and a man who looks like he is being dragged through mud behind the speeding animals. The horseshoe-shaped
BERLIN (AP) — At least one person has died and two others are still missing after an ice cave partially collapsed as a group of tourists was visiting the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in southern Iceland. In a statement posted on social media, local police say first responders received a call shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday
Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes. Footage from Hezbollah-allied Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen showed several large explosions in Zibqin, Lebanon. It came as Israel said around 100 warplanes launched airstrikes targeting thousands of rocket launchers across southern Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus on Sunday, demanding safe return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state. (AP video shot by Shafiqur Rahman) Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh marked the
Wildfires in Brazil’s southern state of Sao Paulo have killed at least two people and 42 cities have been put on high alert. The fires have raged in the region outside the city of Sao Paulo, one of Latin America’s most populous cities with more than 11 million residents. (AP video by Marcos Limonti) Wildfires
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country’s national parks. The National Park Foundation, which Congress created in the 1960s to support national parks, will receive the
In a speech Monday to National Guard soldiers in Michigan, former President Donald Trump is expected to promote his foreign policy record and tie Vice President Kamala Harris to one of the Biden administration’s lowest points: the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The speech coincides with the third anniversary of the
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Monday after U.S. stocks rallied close to their records on the expectation the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates soon to help the economy. U.S. futures edged lower. Oil prices rose after Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday, triggering potential
