PANAMA CITY — An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles,…
Read more Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtlesPUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is flying to a western Philippines island province at the edge of the South China Sea on Tuesday to…
Read more US VP Harris flying to Philippine island near disputed seaMANILA, Philippines — The United States is seeking an expansion of its military presence in the Philippines under a 2014 defense pact, U.S. and Philippine officials said, one…
Read more US seeks expansion of military presence in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Chinese coast guard forcibly seized floating debris the Philippine navy was towing to its island in another confrontation in the disputed South China Sea,…
Read more Chinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navyUNITED NATIONS — A key U.N. committee took a first step Friday toward negotiating a treaty on crimes against humanity, which can be committed at any time, not…
Read more UN committee takes step to treaty on crimes against humanityThe Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma moved a step closer on Wednesday to having a promise fulfilled from nearly 200 years ago that a delegate from the tribe be…
Read more US House panel eyes prospect of seating Cherokee delegateSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore the world’s deepest oceans, a troubling development…
Read more Hunt for deep sea minerals draws scrutiny amid green pushMOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to help broker a settlement to a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors,…
Read more Putin to host leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for talksKYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the final papers Wednesday to annex four regions of Ukraine while his military struggled to control the new territory that…
Read more Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mountLYMAN, Ukraine — Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they left the bodies of their comrades in the streets, offering more evidence Tuesday of…
Read more Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behindMANILA, Philippines — More than 2,500 U.S. and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on…
Read more US, Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisisKYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Friday will formally annex occupied parts of Ukraine where it held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” in which it claimed that residents had voted overwhelmingly to…
Read more Kremlin gets ready to annex 4 regions of Ukraine on FridayKYIV, Ukraine — Russia confirmed on Thursday it will formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian…
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