The National Zoo in Washington announced on Wednesday that China will send two young giant pandas to Washington, months after returning three pandas.China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, called the new panda agreement a positive sign for U.S.-China relations during remarks at the zoo.The pandas, named Bao Li…

North Korea’s recent criticism of China, Japan and South Korea has revealed tensions with Beijing over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons.North Korea condemned their joint declaration on denuclearization as a “grave political provocation” that violates its sovereignty.North Korea has rejected the idea of denuclearization since international talks stalled in 2019, saying it…

A criminal court in Argentina has postponed to Oct. 1 the start of a trial in a criminal negligence case brought against eight people allegedly involved in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona.The trial was set to start on June 4, but the criminal court in San Isidro, on…

A wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in western Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray earlier this month is now under control, Alberta officials said Wednesday.Alberta wildlife officials said the blaze remains less than six kilometers (3.7 miles) from the community and is about 190 square…

Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input.President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the law comes a day after…

Haiti’s newly chosen Prime Minister Garry Conille vowed to seek unity Wednesday in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country under siege by criminal gangs.Conille thanked the civil society groups, political parties and members of the Haitian diaspora who…

Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war.The Houthis released footage they said showed the aircraft being targeted with a surface-to-air missile in a desert region of Yemen’s…

What the cluck?A group of unruly feral chickens are reportedly wrecking havoc on a tight-knit British village, altering the way of life in the quiet community, while also attracting tourists who have exacerbated the problem.Residents in Snettisham, a village in the English county of Norfolk, said their lives have been…

South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important since apartheid ended 30 years ago. It could put the young democracy into unknown territory.At stake is the three-decade dominance of the African…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the delivery of American weapons to Ukraine is contributing to the stabilization of the country’s military.He said the support for Ukraine sends a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine cannot be overpowered.The Biden administration is collaborating with Congress to provide…