By TERESA CEROJANO Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary election on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The Bangsamoro ...

By IMAN SATRIA and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — The search is continuing for at least 129 people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia 's Java Sea on Sunday. At least 108 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were ...

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his support for a united Ireland, saying it makes sense to merge the Republic of Ireland with the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland. "It just seems to me that you have Northern ...

By HANNA ARHIROVA, EMMA BURROWS and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022, a senior British defense official said Friday. The dead are part of ...

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chief-Justice of Brazil's Supreme Court Edson Fachin weighed in on the dispute between two rival judges and suspended their opposing decisions on Wednesday, effectively canceling them out, as he sought to ...

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's Senate Wednesday night approved a landmark bill to regulate the exploration of critical and strategic minerals in the South American country, a step toward increased exploitation of its vast reserves of rare earths that ...