WASHINGTON—The perennial question of whether it’s “soccer” (as Americans call it) or “football” prompted Twitter wisecracks between President Joe Biden and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte this weekend, as the Netherlands sent the United States crashing out…

Marseille, France — Two newborn babies whose corpses were found in a woman’s freezer in southern France did not die of natural causes, prosecutors said Monday.

Kinshasa, DR Congo — Around 300 people died last week in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo blamed on the M23 rebel group, government minister Julien Paluku said Monday.

Washington, United States — The conservative-majority US Supreme Court appeared poised Monday to rule in favor of a Christian graphic designer who refuses to make wedding websites for same-sex couples.

WASHINGTON — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the United States Congress passes a proposal aimed at making it easier for news organizations to negotiate collectively with companies like Alphabet Inc’s…

WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that the United States administration is continuing to work with Congress on ways to “reinforce deterrence” against any changes to the status of Taiwan.

U.S. markets ended Monday lower, as investors spooked by better-than-expected data from the services sector re-evaluated whether the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates for longer, while shares of Tesla slid on reports of a production cut in China.

Thessaloniki, Greece — Violent scuffles broke out in Greece’s second-largest city on Monday after a Roma teenager was shot by police and left in critical condition.

NEW YORK  -Oil prices fell over 3 percent on Monday, following U.S. stock markets lower, after U.S. service sector data raised worries that the Federal Reserve could continue its aggressive policy tightening path.

Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE fired back on Monday at a patent lawsuit filed by Moderna Inc in Boston federal court over their rival COVID-19 vaccines.

Coatzacoalcos, Mexico — A pregnant Mexican woman died after she was cut open by two assailants who stole her unborn baby, authorities said Monday.

TOKYO – Japan’s real wage posted its biggest fall in more than seven years in October on relentless consumer inflation even though nominal pay grew for a tenth month, official data showed on Tuesday.

The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised ₱7.1 billion in its latest auction, awarding in full its 91-day Treasury bill (T-bills) offering while making a partial award of its 182-day debt paper.

The life and career of Mariah Carey is being celebrated in a new comic book.

MANILA – Philippine consumer prices rose more than expected in November, taking the annual increase to a 14-year high of 8 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday, exerting more pressure on the central bank to stay on its monetary…

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge died Sunday, December 4, after being shot in the violent state of Zacatecas in northern Mexico, according to state government sources.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — Cigarette smuggling is getting to be a lucrative business in this city as the police and the navy report seizing from January to November more than P400 million worth of the smuggled goods.

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Police in this province arrested 34 persons facing various offenses during their weeklong anti-criminality operations.

LONDON — A new Netflix trailer released Monday for an upcoming six-part docuseries on Prince Harry and wife Meghan risked further deepening their feud with his family, with the royal calling life within it a “dirty game”.

OLONGAPO CITY — The number of crimes reported in Central Luzon dropped by more than two percent in the last two months, police said.

TAITUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan’s air force may be on the front lines of defending against China’s daily incursions into the skies near the democratically governed island, but for downtime and to boost morale they have a secret weapon – their own band.