5 Filipino seamen, 1 Indian rescued from attacked cargo ship in Red Sea

Agence France Presse 07/10/2025

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —Six mariners, five of them Filipinos and an Indian, have been rescued after a deadly attack on a cargo ship that sank off rebel-held Yemen, an EU maritime force said Wednesday, as the…

Nobel Peace Prize: Trump nominated by Netanyahu

Associated Press 07/09/2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump on Monday that he recommended him for the prestigious award, handing the American leader the letter he…

Julio César Chávez Jr., Mexican boxer, arrested in US, to be deported

Associated Press 07/04/2025

LOS ANGELES — Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering US illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, federal officials said Thursday. The arrest comes only…

Starlink-equipped drone narco-sub seized in Colombia

Agence France Presse 07/03/2025

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast. The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western…

US foreign aid cuts: Study says over 14 million people could die

Agence France Presse 07/01/2025

PARIS, France — More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday. The study…

NASA eyes summer streaming liftoff on Netflix

Agence France Presse 07/01/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — Streaming giant Netflix said Monday it will soon allow viewers to binge rocket launches and spacewalks through a partnership with US space agency NASA. “Whether you’re a die-hard space nerd or someone who…

Israel-Iran ceasefire: This is what could happen next

Associated Press 06/25/2025

WASHINGTON — The whipsaw chain of events involving Iran, Israel and the United States that culminated in a surprise ceasefire has raised many questions about how the Trump administration will approach the Middle East going forward. Yet,…

Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ‘total ceasefire’

Agence France Presse 06/24/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire beginning Tuesday that would bring about an ‘official end’ to the conflict. “It has been fully agreed by…

Trump’s path to ‘yes’ on bombing Iran: 11 days in June

Associated Press 06/23/2025

WASHINGTON — For more than a week, President Donald Trump kept the world wondering whether he would join Israel’s attacks on Iran in an attempt to decapitate the country’s nuclear program. The guessing ended this weekend, when…

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

JERUSALEM — US strikes “devastated” Iran’s nuclear programme, the Pentagon said Sunday, as Washington joined ally Israel’s bombing campaign. While Washington insists the United States is not seeking to topple the government in the Islamic republic, comments…

Oil prices spike after US strikes on Iran nuclear sites

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Asian stocks were lower as traders digested the weekend’s events, with Iran…

UN chief warns of cycle of retaliation after US bombs Iran

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday against yet “another cycle of destruction” and retaliation following the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which he said marked a “perilous turn” in the region. “I…

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