Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto about future of humanity

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

Israeli opposition leader says Trump's emerging deal with Iran is `bad for the region'

JERUSALEM (AP) – The deal being discussed between the U.S. and Iran fails to achieve any of Israel’s goals for the war, Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday, as he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to influence a better agreement.

Rubio's visit to India focuses on US trade tensions, the Quad alliance

NEW DELHI (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions.

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

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Top Asia Pacific Breaking News: Latest Updates

ANGELES, Philippines (AP) – Rescuers pulled out three people Monday from an immense pile of rubble that was all that remained of a nine-story hotel which collapsed while under construction in a northern Philippine city, bringing the death toll to four with 17 others still missing, officials said.

Today in History: May 26, the World War II Dunkirk evacuation begins

Today is Tuesday, May 26, the 146th day of 2026. There are 219 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. Today in history: On May 26, 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. All the cases are linked to the outbreak in neighboring Congo, which appears to have started several days or weeks before Congolese authorities declared it on May 15.

Leaders keep eye on Belarus for signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Belarus’ exiled opposition leader visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year, and world leaders kept a close eye on how much support the Belarusian government is ready to provide for Moscow’s all-out invasion.