Amazon's Bezos tops list of richest charitable gifts in 2020The world’s richest person made the single largest charitable contribution in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of top donations, a $10 billion gift that is int...

Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean shipIran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the Middle E...

Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, easing the Gulf crisisKuwait’s foreign ministry says Saudi Arabia will lift a years-long embargo on Qatar, opening its airspace and land border in the first steps toward ending the Gulf crisis By AYA BATRAWY and ISA...

Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockadeQatar’s ruling emir has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend a high-level summit of Arab leaders, following an announcement that the kingdom would end its yearslong embargo on the tiny Gulf stat...

South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forcesThe owners of a vessel seized by Iran say that armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker the day before and forced the ship to travel to Iran By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JON...

Dutch govt criticized for its delayed start to vaccinationsThe Dutch government has come under heavy criticism from lawmakers over a COVID-19 vaccination plan that has the first shots scheduled to be administered on Wednesday By MIKE CORDER Associated P...

Islands of floating waste clog rivers in BalkansIslands of waste are floating down some of the most beautiful rivers in the Balkans, causing an environmental emergency and endangering a regional power plant By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press January 5, 202...

Where is Jack Ma, China's e-commerce pioneer?China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, hasn't been seen in public since he angered regulators with an October speech By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer January 6, 2021, 12:45 AM •...

The Latest: Germany extends virus lockdown until Jan. 31German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has agreed with state governors to extend the country’s current lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31 By The Associated Press January 5, 2021, 6:40 PM •...

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UKA British judge has denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press January 6, 2021,...