AP key findings about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China
SHANGHAI — The Sackler family’s opioid empire in the United States is collapsing under an avalanche of litigation over marketing tactics. Their Purdue...
Seoul faces major decision over military pact with Tokyo
SEOUL, South Korea — Squeezed between a growing North Korean threat and a shaky alliance with the United States, South Korea must decide this week whe...
AP Explains: How have the protests in Chile evolved?
SANTIAGO, Chile — It’s been nearly five weeks since the most potent civil unrest in Chile’s recent history broke out, bringing mass protests across th...
Last campus protesters hold out, as Hong Kong schools reopen
HONG KONG — Hong Kong schools have reopened after a six-day shutdown but students were facing transit disruptions as the last protesters remained hole...
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket attack
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it has carried out a “wide-scale” strike on Iranian targets in Syria following a rocket attack on the Israeli-co...
Criticism of Hong Kong mask ruling seen as hint from China
BEIJING — Criticism from China’s rubber-stamp parliament of a Hong Kong court decision is raising concerns that Beijing may move to flex its legal mus...
5 things to know about Pope Francis’ visit to Thailand
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrives in Thailand on Wednesday for the first visit here by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II in 19...
No clear champ as Johnson, Corbyn spar in UK election debate
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn attacked each other’s policies on Brexit, health care and the econom...
US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures — a move that...
Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong campus protest
HONG KONG — A small band of anti-government protesters, their numbers diminished by surrenders and failed escape attempts, remained holed up at a Hong...
Officials: Germany foils alleged attack plan after US tip
BERLIN — German special police forces arrested a Syrian man in a raid on his apartment Tuesday after receiving intelligence from American officials th...
Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after 9 years
STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britai...
NATO chief heads to Paris as France comes under fire
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that he will travel to Paris next week for talks with President Emmanuel Macron after ...
Rich in dramatic Catholic history, Nagasaki awaits the pope
NAGASAKI, Japan — It’s fitting that Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, the city where Christianity first took hold...
Turkey issues warrants for 133 officers over coup links
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's state-run news agency says prosecutors have issued warrants for the detention of 133 military officers over suspected links ...
Mali says 24 soldiers killed in latest extremist attack
JOHANNESBURG — Mali’s military says 24 soldiers are dead in the latest extremist attack as alarm grows about the vast Sahel region as a haven for figh...
US, South Korea cut short meeting over sharing defense costs
SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. and South Korean officials have publicly acknowledged the allies remain far apart in negotiations for increasing South Korea...
Smoke shrouds Sydney’s skyline as wildfires burn nearby
SYDNEY — Thick smoke from wildfires has shrouded Sydney and its surrounding areas with health experts warning residents with medical conditions to rem...
Flood-hit Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
VENICE, Italy — One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third tim...
Iran downplays, demonizes protests amid internet shutdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian officials on Monday alternatively downplayed and demonized ongoing protests across the country that have killed ...
Prince Andrew’s efforts to put scandal behind him backfire
LONDON — Prince Andrew's effort to put the Jeffrey Epstein scandal behind him may have instead done him irreparable harm.
UK leader Johnson faces questions about ties to US woman
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced new questions Monday about his relationship with an American businesswoman who allegedly received ...
Belarus election results: An opposition-free parliament
MINSK, Belarus — Full preliminary results from parliamentary elections in Belarus show the chamber will have no members of the opposition to challenge...
Russia returns 3 seized ships to Ukraine, talks about summit
MOSCOW — Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle protesters
HONG KONG — As night fell on Hong Kong, police tightened their siege of a university campus where hundreds of protesters were trapped in the latest dr...
North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jo...
The Latest: China editor says HK police should use live ammo
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Iran’s top leader warns ‘thugs’ as protests reach 100 cities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days o...
3rd record tide enters Venice as Italy hit with snow, rain
VENICE, Italy — Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weathe...
Kim Jong Un supervises another N. Korean military drill
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a parachuting drill of military sharpshooters and vowed to build an “invincible army,”...