By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a $1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada's "ugly chic" aesthetic and Miu Miu's youth-driven ...
By NICOLE WINFIELD, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as he asked for "the divine gift of peace" alongside the country's ...
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Monday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak that killed 43 people in one of the country's southern provinces, with authorities saying no new confirmed cases had been reported in the past 45 days. Health Minister Roger ...
By CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Visiting Bolivia became a little easier for certain travelers on Monday, when the South American nation's first conservative government in nearly 20 years eliminated visa requirements for citizens from the United States and Israel, ...
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has joined a major European Union defense fund, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said Monday, as the country looks to diversify its military spending away from the United States. The plan allows Canadian defense companies access to ...
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Nonkululeko Mantula, 39, was arrested alongside four men after a tip off, South African police ...
By BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press PADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia (AP) — Over 800 people remained missing Monday after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as Indonesia's president urged more action to confront the changing climate. The ...
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh's capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years in prison on Monday for corruption involving a government ...
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada's oil rich province of Alberta agreed Thursday to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the country's oil exports beyond the United States, in a move ...
By DAVID RISING and CHAN HO-HIM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings, and authorities arrested another 8 people involved in ...