11+ hour, 32+ min ago   (760+ 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…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (217+ words) MANILA, Philippines — 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…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (971+ words) ADEN, Yemen — The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more…...

18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (335+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — 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…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago   (561+ words) STOCKHOLM — Voters in Sweden went to the polls on Sunday for an election that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago   (341+ words) MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago   (672+ words) NANTERRE, France — 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…...

22+ hour ago   (700+ words) DOONBEG, Ireland — Some people in Ireland can't wait for U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend visit, with its tight security and political tensions, to be over. But one corner of the country has a lot of time for the president, whose…...

22+ hour ago   (700+ words) DOONBEG, Ireland — Some people in Ireland can't wait for U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend visit, with its tight security and political tensions, to be over. But one corner of the country has a lot of time for the president, whose…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (893+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage. Trump was asked by a reporter if he had spoken with Zelenskyy following his…...