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If equality prevails, next UN chief will be a woman, says top contender Grynspan

By Catarina Demony and Marissa Davison LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rica's former vice president and a frontrunner to become the next United Nations secretary-general, said that if equality triumphs over discrimination, the world body will finally see its first woman lead ...
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Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world's primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a United Nations survey. The ...
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Deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400 people

BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) - Parts of Asia were reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week, killing more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. The disaster has also laid bare stark economic disparities in the ...
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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Social media platforms must report monthly how many children's accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X and YouTube would face fines of up ...
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German bakers preserve tradition of iconic Christmas delicacy rich with dried fruit and nuts

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) - When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle and his voice rises to an enthusiastic sing-song as as he describes the rich delicacy filled with raisins and other dried fruits. "Stollen tastes ...
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Israel says the ‘findings’ returned from Gaza do not match remaining hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Wednesday that the "findings" returned from Gaza do not match either of the hostages taken during Hamas' 2023 attack who remain in Gaza. It's yet another challenge to the fragile ceasefire. The material handed over Tuesday was found in ...
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‘Highly traumatised’: Hong Kong presses ahead with elections after deadly fire

By Laurie Chen, Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government will press ahead with a "patriots only" legislative election scheduled for Sunday, despite doubts over turnout from a local population still reeling from the Chinese-run city's deadliest fire ...
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Taiwan says China sometimes stages mock attacks on foreign navy ships in strait

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when they operate in those waters, a senior Taiwan security official said on Wednesday. China, which claims democratically ...
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Deadly conflict in the Sahel sends herders fleeing to Africa’s coastal cities

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Nouhoun Sidibè was a herder, like his father and grandfather, and took pride in his identity as a pastoralist. That's until the day armed men descended on his home in northern Burkina Faso and seized all his livestock. Within minutes ...
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Factbox-What we know about Malaysia’s missing MH370 plane, as fresh search to start 11 years after disappearance

Dec 3 (Reuters) - The disappearance nearly 12 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. The Boeing 777 went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. ...
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Hunt for missing flight MH370 to resume this month, Malaysia says

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will resume on December 30, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday, more than a decade after the Beijing-bound flight disappeared in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. Flight ...
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German president’s UK state visit will celebrate strategic ties and recall historic scars

LONDON (AP) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be greeted by brass bands and royalty Wednesday when he arrives for a U.K. state visit that will celebrate the close ties between the countries while also remembering the scars of the past. King Charles III will ...
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