Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland’s new government
Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland ...
Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid
On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water ...
Volunteers lend hand to Knob Hill Christmas decorator
With 38 years of marveling neighbors, his Christmas decorations, the thousands of lights and ornamentals displayed, have gone ...
Embattled Japan leader vows to cooperate with long-ignored opposition in bid to save his government
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who survived as leader after a major election loss by his governing coalition, promised Friday to work closely with the long-ignored ...
Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political ...
Silent fight: 10-year-old’s cancer battle and a mom’s push for kids to speak up
A National City boy’s brave fight against testicular Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, comes after a shocking diagnosis that turned his family’s world upside down.
Paraguay, one of Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies, says it won’t break ties in favor of China
Paraguay’s foreign minister said his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans to break off their diplomatic relationship in favor of China ...
Stolen nutcracker from dance studio returned with apology note
The nutcracker the thief took was named Gregory by one of Koji’s students. She also named Gregory’s nutcracker buddy George, ...
From yuck to profits: Some Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in ...
Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a ...
‘I’m just really grateful to be here’: Interfaith serves North County residents Thanksgiving meal
More than a hundred people were given a free Thanksgiving meal from Interfaith Services in Escondido on Thursday afternoon.
Battered by war and divisions, Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal
Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up to the sound of celebratory gunfire instead of Israeli airstrikes ...