In this Oct. 11, 2021, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP hide caption toggle captionContinue Reading
QUITO, Ecuador — President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency to confront drug trafficking and other crimes in Ecuador, saying the military and police would take to the streets to provide security. In a national broadcast on Monday night, Mr. Lasso said, “There is only one enemy: drugContinue Reading
new video loaded: Schools Reopen as Cities in Australia Ease Virus Restrictions transcript Back transcript Schools Reopen as Cities in Australia Ease Virus Restrictions New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, eased coronavirus restrictions after it passed the target of fully vaccinating 80 percent of the eligible population, sending thousandsContinue Reading
People walk on a pedestrian overhead bridge past construction cranes at the Central Business District in Beijing on Monday. China’s economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggleContinue Reading
A view of the densely populated Jalousie neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Sept. 28, 2021. A group of 17 U.S. missionaries was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. Rodrigo Abd/AP hideContinue Reading
new video loaded: Britons Pay Tribute to Slain Lawmaker transcript Back transcript Britons Pay Tribute to Slain Lawmaker British leaders and local residents paid their respects to David Amess, a Conservative lawmaker who was fatally stabbed on Friday while meeting with constituents at a church in Leigh-on-Sea, England. I feelContinue Reading
A screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing on Saturday shows Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu (from left), Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping waving after entering the Chinese space station. Tian Dingyu/Xinhua via AP hide caption toggle caption Tian Dingyu/Xinhua via AP A screen image captured at BeijingContinue Reading
Flowers and candles are placed at the scene of an attack on the square, in Kongsberg, Norway, Thursday. Norwegian authorities say the bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town appeared to be a terrorist act. Police identified the attacker as Espen Andersen Braathen, aContinue Reading
Supporters of a Shiite group allied with Hezbollah help an injured comrade during armed clashes that erupted during a protest on Thursday in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP Supporters of a Shiite group allied with Hezbollah help an injured comradeContinue Reading
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, forth from left, and other lawmakers give three cheers after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Thursday. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption toggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/AP Japanese Prime MinisterContinue Reading