Monday January 13th, 2025 4:40AM

AP World News

Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law case
An official says former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed to do so
7:35PM ( 1 month ago )
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law
South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration
7:35PM ( 1 month ago )
Citizens against smog: Protesters in North Macedonia demand action against pollution
Protesters across North Macedonia have taken part in demonstrations to demand better air quality in cities that are among the most polluted in Europe
2:39PM ( 1 month ago )
Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son's death
A coastal community in Haiti’s capital is reeling days after a gang leader was accused of killing more than 100 people to avenge his son’s death
2:32PM ( 1 month ago )
Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition
Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin
1:09PM ( 1 month ago )
Truck drivers in Mexico block major highways to protest the government's failure to pay bills
Truck drivers have blocked some major highways in central Mexico to protest the fact the government hasn't paid them for work they did on a tourist train line
1:07PM ( 1 month ago )
Syrians in Germany worried by some politicians' eagerness for them to go home after Assad's fall
Nearly a decade after hundreds of thousands of Syrians arrived in Germany, many are now well-integrated and settled in jobs — and tens of thousands have gained German citizenship
12:04PM ( 1 month ago )
Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest hypersonic ballistic missile
11:29AM ( 1 month ago )
US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
A U.S. official says the Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
11:09AM ( 1 month ago )
Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of an organization of survivors
10:35AM ( 1 month ago )