Thursday January 16th, 2025 12:48PM

AP World News

Typhoon Shanshan threatens heavy rain and traffic disruption in southwestern Japan
A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials cautioning residents against heavy rain and violent winds in the region in the coming days
2:09AM ( 4 months ago )
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Beijing in a bid to manage strained relations
A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office
1:40AM ( 4 months ago )
A top White House official says US and China are working to avoid conflict at talks in Beijing
A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office
1:40AM ( 4 months ago )
Former Malaysian leader Muhyiddin charged with sedition for allegedly mocking former king
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been charged with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly mocked the country’s previous king
12:00AM ( 4 months ago )
Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip
When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque
11:38PM ( 4 months ago )
Philippines says an 'excessive force' of Chinese ships blocked a food delivery to Filipinos in shoal
The Philippine coast guard says China deployed “an excessive force” of 40 ships that blocked two Philippine vessels from delivering food and other supplies to Manila’s largest coast guard ship in a disputed shoal
9:41PM ( 4 months ago )
Philippine defense chief says China is 'the biggest disruptor' of peace, seeks stronger censure
The Philippine defense chief says that China is “the biggest disruptor” of peace in Southeast Asia and said a stronger international censure, including a U.N. Security Council condemnation, would serve as a more effective antidote to Beijing’s increasing aggression
9:41PM ( 4 months ago )
US military open to escorting Philippine ships in the South China Sea, senior admiral says
Indo-Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says the U.S. military is open to the possibility of escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, depending on consultations under the allies’ 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty
9:41PM ( 4 months ago )
Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances
A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students that the so-called “historic truth” presented to the public weeks later was cooked up by the highest ranking officials in the Mexican government
7:39PM ( 4 months ago )
UN chief calls rising seas a 'worldwide catastrophe' that especially imperils Pacific paradises
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world
7:02PM ( 4 months ago )