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China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions
China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint for ...
AP PHOTOS: A new generation of Maasai warriors is born in Kenya
Boys become warriors in an ancient initiation ceremony in Kenya’s Maasai community. This rite of passage is known as ...
China and Philippines display their flags on a disputed South China Sea outcropping
China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag on the same ...
Trump’s plan to give Ukrainian land to Russia is ‘a capitulation,’ Germany says, as North Korea admits sending troops
Ceding large swathes of Ukrainian land to Russia under a peace proposal suggested by US President Donald Trump would be “a capitulation,” Germany’s defense minister warned on Sunday, as North Korea ...
Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers for pregnant women in Gaza's ruins
In the ruins of Gaza, decimated by Israel’s 18-month-old military campaign, thousands of pregnant women are malnourished. Miscarriages are rising. More babies are born prematurely, some dying because ...
A pregnant woman under Israel's blockade in Gaza's ruins fears for her baby
Nearly seven months pregnant, Yasmine Siam couldn’t sleep, living in a crowded tent camp in Gaza and shaken often by Israeli bombardment. She couldn’t find proper food and hadn’t eaten meat for more ...
What to know about the trial of an ex-Michigan cop charged in the killing of a Black motorist
The trial of a former Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 26-year-old Black man is set to begin in Grand Rapids, three years after the case sparked weeks of ...
Canadians are set to vote in an election dominated by Trump's trade war and bluster
Canadians will decide Monday whether to extend the Liberal Party's decade in power or instead hand control to the Conservatives. They'll pick either Prime Minister Mark Carney or opposition leader ...
A new generation of Maasai warriors is born in Kenya
In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a cup of hot milk that will sustain them ...
How people witnessed the 'darkest day in Vancouver' when a car slammed into a crowded festival
The smells of crispy lumpia, caramelized plantains and other Filipino street foods beckoned attendees of a Vancouver festival ...
Vancouver ramming attack suspect charged with murder as hundreds attend vigils for victims
A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended ...