Vietnam’s President To Lam will next week embark on state visits to Australia and New Zealand, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. In a statement, it announced that Lam, who also serves as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), would travel to the two nations from August 9 to 14,…
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week. The center-left party announced the result of a leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which Burnham was the only contender. The…
Reporting Highlights Suspected of Hiring Gang: The Trump administration is working directly with a powerful Venezuelan leader under investigation for an alleged political killing in Chile. Crucial Figure in Venezuela: Diosdado Cabello remains the interior and justice minister, even though he is the target of U.S. drug trafficking charges and a $25 million bounty. Implicit…
Updated July 8, 2026 — 5:15am,first published 10:39pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA London: A French court has cleared the way for right-wing leader Marine Le Pen to run for the nation’s presidency in an election next year, but she…
DAMASCUS, Syria — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Monday in Syria, making him the first major western leader to visit the war-torn country since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited in April but Macron is the first leader from western Europe or North America to do so. The French…
As an immigrant and later a citizen, more than 50 Fourths of July have taught me to love the day’s exuberance — backyard barbecues, tailgate parties, and outings like sailing out on a small boat to join thousands on a sunlit lake. Parades and fireworks added flourish, but what I remember most was the communal…
Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi July 4, 2026 — 12:09pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Tehran: Iran has begun a series of elaborate events to mourn and bury its late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across the capital,…
