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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

Boys collect wood and other useful items through the rubble of their damaged home following Friday's flash flooding at a neighborhood of Pir Baba, an area of Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, on Aug. 17, 2025. Muhammad Sajjad/AP hide caption toggle caption Muhammad Sajjad/AP BUNER, Pakistan — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble

Bolivia’s presidential vote goes to runoff between centrist and right-wing candidates

This combination photo shows presidential candidates Rodrigo Paz, left and Bolivia's former President Jorge Quiroga, right. Freddy Barragan, Arnulfo Franco/AP hide caption toggle caption Freddy Barragan, Arnulfo Franco/AP LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's presidential vote headed to an unprecedented runoff after a vote Sunday that ended more than two decades of left-wing dominance in the

Air Canada suspends restart plans after union defies return to work order

An Air Canada agent, left, talks with a man as Air Canada flight attendants strike at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/AP TORONTO — Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union

After meeting Putin, Trump changes his position on the need for a ceasefire

President Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday in Anchorage, Alaska. On his flight to Alaska, Trump said his top priority was a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. After meeting with Putin, Trump said a ceasefire was not essential, and it was better to seek a permanent peace agreement. Andrew

European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

FILE - President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP KYIV — European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the

State Department halts ‘medical-humanitarian’ visas for people from Gaza

A group of people gather to greet two severely wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza arriving at Dulles International Airport near Washington for urgent medical treatment on Aug. 9, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it's

Video shows prominent Palestinian prisoner for the first time in years

Senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti appears in court in Jerusalem in 2012. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — The world got a glimpse of one of the most famous Palestinian prisoners in Israel on Friday, Marwan Barghouti, for the first time in years. A video posted by Israel's far-right

Government forces Air Canada flight attendants back to work, into arbitration

Air Canada flight attendants picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday. Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP TORONTO — Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the