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British foreign secretary visits Thailand to pursue stronger defense and economic ties

Mar. 20, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Britain's foreign secretary met with Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday on his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region. Britain's foreign office said the discussion between David Cameron and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was aimed at improving cooperation in...

Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest

Mar. 17, 2024 23:38 PM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices. With little margin for protest, Russians...

Spain's prime minister says he will propose that parliament recognizes a Palestinian state

Mar. 09, 2024 13:44 PM EST

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday that he will propose that Spain's parliament recognizes a Palestinian state. “I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state,” Sánchez said. "I do this out of moral conviction,...

Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land and sea as hunger worsens

Mar. 06, 2024 22:40 PM EST

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza gained momentum Wednesday with the European Union increasing pressure for the creation of a sea route from Cyprus to Gaza and British Foreign Minister David Cameron saying that Israel’s...

The Latest | South Africa says UN court should order Israel to let more aid into Gaza

Mar. 06, 2024 16:51 PM EST

South Africa has gone back to the United Nations’ top court seeking additional orders for Israel to let humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, citing “widespread starvation” in the devastated Palestinian territory. After nearly five months of war, much of Gaza is in ruins....

Putting Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says

Feb. 26, 2024 22:47 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. ...

Live updates | Israeli strikes kill over 70 in Gaza, and West Bank shooters kill an Israeli

Feb. 22, 2024 23:31 PM EST

Israeli strikes have killed at least 71 people in southern and central Gaza in about 24 hours, the territory's health officials said Thursday. Meanwhile, tensions are rising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where three gunmen opened fire Thursday morning on a road near a...

Live updates | New attempts at Gaza cease-fire are underway, Israel's Gantz says

Feb. 21, 2024 19:13 PM EST

New attempts are underway to reach a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war in Gaza, a member of Israel’s War Cabinet said late Wednesday. “Initial signs indicate a possibility of moving forward,” said Benny Gantz, a former military chief and defense...

UK sanctions officials leading Russian penal colony where opposition leader Navalny died

Feb. 21, 2024 09:42 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Britain imposed sanctions Wednesday on six top officials at the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died last week, saying they were responsible for the brutal treatment he suffered in the final months of his life. The six officials,...

Britain's top diplomat says he hopes the Falkland Islands will wish to stay in the UK family forever

Feb. 19, 2024 17:58 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Monday toured battle sites of the Falklands War during a visit meant to underline that the Falkland Islands are a “valued part of the British family." The visit by Cameron — the first British foreign secretary to make the...