1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (216+ words) MANILA – A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The town of Maluso in Basilan has…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (779+ words) ISLAMABAD – A surge in Indonesia’s wood pellet and chip production is driving a new wave of deforestation, threatening the vast archipelago’s remaining tropical forests, vital biodiversity hot spots and the land of Indigenous peoples, according to new satellite analysis from…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (378+ words) VIENNA – The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned from international travel, an…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (267+ words) Darlene Superville And Jill Lawless DOONBEG – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (496+ words) RIO DE JANEIRO – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Sunday unsealed an investigation into the production of a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro, pointing in his decision to suspicions the movie’s financing had ties to a criminal network. The…...

8+ hour ago   (76+ words) WSLS House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through Trump downplays the need to…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (334+ words) KYIV – A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on 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,…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago   (78+ words) WSLS Trump says he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China 'Practical Magic 2' conjures a No. 1 box office debut with $30 million…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (684+ words) NANTERRE – She hit the high F, held it, then blew out a breath and turned to look back at the band — a quick, disbelieving glance toward her musical director. Some 30,000 people read it before they had finished screaming: Celine Dion…...

17+ hour, 1+ min ago   (454+ words) Aijaz Hussain And Sheikh Saaliq NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are increasingly affecting people worldwide and called for strengthened cooperation and support across the Global…...