By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Friday that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south and left 46 people dead with 38 others ...
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, RENATA BRITO and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is set to implement a new set of rules Friday governing how each of its 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers. The European Migration and Asylum ...
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar rights group is urging FIFA to reverse its decision to grant exclusive World Cup broadcast rights to a U.S.-sanctioned company linked to the country's military government that seized power of the five years ago. The group, ...
By SAM METZ Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The head of the Palestinian Football Association is waiting in Mexico City for permission to enter the United States with other federation heads attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jibril Rajoub went to the opening match between ...
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North ...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day. Officials have not ...
