MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Russia has freed 24 Filipinos who have been detained for months without charges in a Siberian city, after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised concern for them in a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Philippine officials said Saturday.

Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – A judge on Saturday ordered the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to face trial on charges of influence peddling and corruption, and to surrender her passport. Investigative judge Juan Carlos Peinado issued the ruling, arguing that Begoña Gómez represented a flight risk.

NEW DELHI (AP) – Supporters of India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party banged steel plates with spoons in a protest Saturday to demand the resignation of the education minister over allegations of examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – An Israeli strike early Saturday killed at least two children in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said. Despite an October ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, the enclave has seen near-daily Israeli attacks that have killed over 1,007 Palestinians, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

Palestinians in Gaza City flock to beach to escape scorching heat of summer as lengthy war continues

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – When the flight carrying hundreds of Nigerians fleeing South Africa landed in Lagos last week, the first feeling of passenger Iniebong James was one of relief. Then came worry.