Monday August 18th, 2025 2:22PM

AP World News

Japan's oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person
4:36AM ( 2 weeks ago )
Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists
Hong Kong authorities have strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security
1:50AM ( 2 weeks ago )
India and the Philippines stage joint sail and naval drill in the disputed South China Sea
India and the Philippines are staging joint naval sail and exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that will likely antagonize China
1:14AM ( 2 weeks ago )
India and the Philippines stage joint naval drill in the disputed South China Sea
India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, antagonizing China
1:14AM ( 2 weeks ago )
Tropical Storm Henriette forms in the Pacific while Tropical Storm Dexter churns in the Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Henriette has formed in the Pacific Ocean
11:11PM ( 2 weeks ago )
South Korea begins removing border propaganda speakers in conciliatory gesture toward North
South Korea’s military says it has begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions
10:55PM ( 2 weeks ago )
UN says 68 African migrants were killed when boat capsized off Yemen
The U.N.'s migration agency reports that at least 68 African migrants have died and 74 others are missing after their boat capsized off Yemen
2:45PM ( 2 weeks ago )
The UN says 68 African migrants were killed when a boat capsized off Yemen
The U.N.'s migration agency reports that at least 68 African migrants have died and 74 others are missing after their boat capsized off Yemen
2:45PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Israel minister who led prayers at a controversial holy site has a record of provocative actions
Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has led prayers at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, sparking international condemnation
2:43PM ( 2 weeks ago )
OPEC+ countries to boost oil production by 547,000 barrels per day
A group of countries that are part of the oil cartel OPEC+ have agreed to boost oil production, which some believe could lower oil and gasoline prices
2:06PM ( 2 weeks ago )