Mexico tourist zone sees 1st hurricane in Pacific

Ominous grey skies and blowing sand cleared beaches in the popular destinations of Puerto Escondido, Puerto Angel and Huatulco.

Monkeypox won't turn into a pandemic, WHO expert believes

Monkeypox is known to spread when there is close physical contact with an infected person, their clothing or bedsheets.

Plane missing in Nepal with 22 onboard

The aircraft lost contact with the airport tower close to landing in an area of deep river gorges and mountaintops.

Putin blames West for food supply issues in 80-minute call with France, German leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an 80-minute call with the leaders of France and Germany in which he warned against the continued transfers of Western weapons to Ukraine.

Japan, US conduct fighter jet flight after China drill, North Korea missile firing

Japan’s military says Japanese and U.S. forces conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, in an apparent response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Tokyo.

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States on Thursday that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea for its spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons.

Carnival Freedom Fire: Part of cruise ship catches fire while docked at Grand Turk

Part of Carnival's Freedom cruise ship caught fire Thursday morning while docked at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the cruise line said, sending dark black smoke into the air.

Actor Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault

Actor Kevin Spacey was charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service announced Thursday.

Powerful earthquake shakes southern Peru

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook southern Peru on Thursday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

Brittney Griner’s wife calls on Biden to help in WNBA star's release

The Phoenix Mercury center has been detained since Feb. 17 after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

S. Korea says N. Korea launched suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, 2 other missiles

South Korea's government says one of the three weapons North Korea launched Wednesday was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea's government says the launches are "a grave provocation" that threaten international peace. It says North Korea will only face international isolation if it continues its provocation.

200 bodies found in Mariupol basement

Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, a grim reminder of the horrors still coming to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war.

Massacre in Mexico:  11 people killed in attack on two bars

At least 11 people, eight of them women, reportedly died after an attack Monday night at two bars, including one inside a hotel, in Mexico. Five others were injured.

Biden: US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan

The U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan. It was one of the most forceful presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades.