Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 8:44AM

AP World News

Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea
A series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker in the Red Sea
1:24AM ( 3 months ago )
China seeks deeper economic ties with ASEAN at summit talks as South China Sea disputes lurk
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for deeper market integration with Southeast Asia during annual summit talks where territorial disputes in the South China Sea are likely to be high on the agenda
12:56AM ( 3 months ago )
China defiant over South China Sea skirmishes in ASEAN talks and blames meddling by foreign forces
Southeast Asian leaders have stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang remained defiant during annual summit talks as he blamed “external forces” for interfering in regional affairs
12:56AM ( 3 months ago )
Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish
Fishermen in Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater fishery, the Tonle Sap lake, hope that raising eels will help them adapt to new realities stemming from climate change and environmental damage
12:24AM ( 3 months ago )
Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine
Russia has recruited about 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students, including teenagers, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine
12:08AM ( 3 months ago )
Turkey's navy starts to evacuate its citizens from Beirut as Israel battles Hezbollah
The first of over 2,000 evacuees in Beirut are boarding a Turkish military ship sent to provide aid to Lebanon and evacuate Turkish citizens and some foreigners from the country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah
9:05PM ( 3 months ago )
Trump-Putin ties are back in the spotlight after new book describes calls
A new book’s assertion that former President Donald Trump may have had as many as seven private phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving the White House has refocused attention on their politically fraught relationship and on Trump’s sustained dialogue with world leaders as he seeks a return to power
5:14PM ( 3 months ago )
Climate solution: Form Energy secures $405M to speed development of long-awaited 100-hour battery
Form Energy, a company that is beginning to produce a longer-lasting alternative to lithium batteries, hit a milestone Wednesday with an announcement of $405 million in funding
4:38PM ( 3 months ago )
Head of international shipping regulator says industry must do more to cut carbon pollution
Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, says international shipping companies need to do more to decarbonize their fleets right now
3:14PM ( 3 months ago )
Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, dies at age 86
Ratan Tata has died at a Mumbai hospital at age 86
3:05PM ( 3 months ago )