IOC sets January date for seven presidential candidates to woo Olympic voters
The International Olympic Committee has set a Jan. 30 date for the key presidential election meeting where seven candidates will meet with voters ahead of their ballot ...
Stock market today: Global shares trade mixed after Wall Street rally, and China promises a briefing
Global shares traded mixed Thursday after market optimism got a perk from the record highs set on Wall Street. France’s CAC ...
With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 ...
The Latest: Hurricane Milton weakens to Category 1, but danger remains in Florida
Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a deadly storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It weakened to a Category 1 storm as ...
Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea
A series of suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship on Thursday in the Red Sea, authorities said. The ...
China seeks deeper economic ties with ASEAN at summit talks as South China Sea disputes lurk
Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for deeper market integration with Southeast Asia on Thursday during annual summit talks ...
Betts and Ohtani help the Dodgers stay alive in NLDS with 8-0 win vs the Padres
Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan ...
Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish
Em Phat, 53, studies his eel tanks with the intensity of a man gambling with his livelihood. For millennia, fishermen like ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to make his first appearance before the judge who is expected to preside over the hip-hop ...
A New York village known for its majestic mute swans faces a difficult choice after one is killed
Elegant white swans have an outsize presence in this upstate New York village measuring less than 2 square miles. Their likeness is on village flags, community centers and ...
Hurricane Milton spawns destructive, deadly tornadoes before making landfall
Multiple powerful tornadoes ripped across Florida hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday, tearing off roofs, overturning vehicles and sucking debris into the air as the black ...
Milton damages the roof of the Rays’ stadium and forces NBA preseason game to be called off
Concerns over Hurricane Milton and its effects on Florida forced the cancellation of Friday’s preseason game in Orlando ...