Mexico arrests cartel member suspected of leading fentanyl trade
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's defense ministry said Sunday that security forces had arrested a suspected top cartel member accused of leading the region's production...
S. Korea aims to join AI race as startup Rebellions launches new chip
SEOUL - South Korean startup Rebellions, Inc. launches an artificial intelligence (AI) chip on Monday, racing to win government contracts as Seoul seeks a...
US fighter jet shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA — A US F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many...
Looting and hygiene worries add to rescuers’ burden in Turkey
ANTAKYA, Turkey — Volunteers struggling to find ever fewer survivors in the quake-hit Turkish city of Antakya said on Saturday ransacking and hygiene problems...
Bolsonaro mulls return to Brazil in coming weeks
MEXICO CITY — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he plans to return to Brazil “in the coming weeks,” after having spent...
Office cake culture lives on in Britain despite health warning
LONDON — When Katie Mulligan baked a beetroot cake for her colleagues at a London advertising agency, she was focused on getting the recipe...
France doesn’t rule out fighter jets for Ukraine, but says more immediate firepower needed
KYIV - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he did not rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine at some point, but that...
EU leaders agree targeted, temporary support for green industry
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed on Friday they should allow "targeted, temporary and proportionate" support to ensure Europe's future as a manufacturing base...
US says to provide $85M humanitarian aid to Turkey, Syria
WASHINGTON - The United States said on Thursday it will provide $85 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria after a massive...
Defiant Ortega frees political prisoners in Nicaragua, expels them to US
MANAGUA/WASHINGTON - More than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday, nearly all of them prominent government...
Asia stocks head for second weekly loss as Fed rate worries flare
TOKYO - Asia-Pacific stocks fell on Friday, slumping toward a second weekly loss as investors fretted about the potential for further Federal Reserve tightening...
Turkey leader faces crescendo of criticism over quake response
AHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey — The death toll from earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria this week passed 15,000 on Thursday amid anger from those left...