Sunday May 18th, 2025 12:01AM

AP World News

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962
France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers have joined together to vote on a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet to resign
5:47AM ( 5 months ago )
Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite accepting her testimony that she was the victim of an online romance scam
3:59AM ( 5 months ago )
Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte
A group led by left-wing activists has filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice president over her alleged misuse of government funds and demanded that she be permanently barred from holding public office
3:14AM ( 5 months ago )
Shock martial law edict in South Korea follows chaotic recent history: A look at the crucial context
It may seem that the wild predawn scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea's parliament building after the president suddenly declared martial law, came out of nowhere
2:23AM ( 5 months ago )
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment
12:18AM ( 5 months ago )
New UN aid chief vows 'ruthlessness' to prioritize spending as funding for world's crises shrinks
The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency is calling for “ruthlessness” when prioritizing how it spends money
12:15AM ( 5 months ago )
Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
Ice-cream production in this quiet Ecuadorian town began in the mid-20th century in a convent for Franciscan nuns
12:08AM ( 5 months ago )
'Amtrak Joe' Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major African rail project
President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains in the waning days of his presidency thousands of miles from home
12:08AM ( 5 months ago )
'Amtrak Joe' Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major US-backed rail project in Africa
President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains in the waning days of his presidency thousands of miles from home
12:08AM ( 5 months ago )
Biden in Africa pledges millions more for a rail project the US hopes will boost its influence there
President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa has pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project
12:08AM ( 5 months ago )