Wednesday January 15th, 2025 12:44PM

AP World News

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat
Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland
9:46PM ( 1 month ago )
Biden has AIDS Memorial Quilt at White House to observe World AIDS Day
President Joe Biden on Sunday had the AIDS Memorial Quilt spread on the White House South Lawn to observe World AIDS Day
4:09PM ( 1 month ago )
Taiwan's president meets Hawaii's governor and members of Congress in a visit condemned by China
Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te met with Hawaii's governor and the state’s congressional representatives during a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing
3:51PM ( 1 month ago )
Taiwan's president visits East-West think tank as China criticizes his 2-day visit to Hawaii
Taiwan’s president visited a U.S. State Department-funded think tank and educational institution on the second day of a two-day visit to Hawaii that’s part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing
3:51PM ( 1 month ago )
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks that have concluded in South Korea
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement
3:18PM ( 1 month ago )
Canada's ambassador says Trudeau told Trump the Canadian border can't be compared to Mexico's
Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and some key cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair
3:17PM ( 1 month ago )
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year
11:33AM ( 1 month ago )
Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says Israeli jets have launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control
10:41AM ( 1 month ago )
A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection
Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday
9:03AM ( 1 month ago )
Bangladesh court acquits Zia’s son and 48 others convicted in 2004 deadly grenade attack
Bangladesh’s High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally
8:12AM ( 1 month ago )