Tag: World news

Japan, UK and Italy agree to accelerate joint next-generation fighter jet project to replace F-2s

TOKYO -- The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and...

Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation,...

Turkey and Germany leaders meet in Istanbul and find many avenues of agreement. But not on Israel

ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday in Istanbul, where both leaders discussed bilateral concerns...

Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark

HAVANA -- Cuba's government on Saturday said that some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country's major power plants...

Big tobacco companies reach tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with Canada

Lise Blais, widow of plaintiff Jean-Yves Blais, leaves with her son, Martin, after a news conference in Montreal, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024....

Cuba’s electrical grid goes offline after one of the island's major power plant fails

HAVANA -- Cuba’s electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, the energy ministry said.The announcement came...