November 29, 2024 Flight passengers visiting this vacation spot will have to pay a fee just to leave the islands The Maldives has implemented a departure tax charging tourists on their flights out of airports on the islands, and will be increasing other tourist taxes beginning in January.
November 27, 2024 China releases 3 'wrongfully detained' Americans, White House says China is releasing three Americans who were "wrongfully detained," a National Security Council spokesperson says.
November 26, 2024 6 dead as protests erupt in Pakistan over jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan Six people were killed as protests supporting imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan escalated in Islamabad on Tuesday, authorities say.
November 23, 2024 Philippine vice president makes public assassination threat against country's president Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said she has contracted a hired killer to assassinate her country's president in a bizarre public threat made amid worsening political divisions.
November 21, 2024 US citizen among 4 dead in Laos after suspected alcohol poisoning Four people have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos after officials said that multiple people had been sickened in town popular with backpackers.
November 19, 2024 45 pro-democracy Hong Kong activists sentenced to up to 10 years in prison under China-backed law Western countries are outraged after Hong Kong used a Chinese national security law to sentence 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison.
November 17, 2024 President Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping meet at APEC Summit in Peru President Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping met on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. (Credit: Reuters)
November 12, 2024 Driver in China kills 35 people exercising in deliberate attack Thirty-five people are dead and dozens others are injured after a man rammed a car into a crowd of exercising people outside a Chinese sports complex.
November 12, 2024 Trump tells world leader election gives him a 'very big mandate' President-elect Trump says his victory "gives me a very big mandate to do things properly" in phone call with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
November 12, 2024 Trump tells Indonesia's president that election victory gives him a 'very big mandate' Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulates President-elect Donald Trump on his victory. (Credit: X/@prabowo)