A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti.The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles just west-northwest of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Officials in the Dominican Republic said the quake was felt in the border…

TOKYO (AP) — What’s koi got to do with it? Souring relations between Asian rivals Japan and China now seem to be snagged on calm-inducing beauty in spas, museums and gardens. The slippery dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies adds to their spat over Japan’s release into the sea of…

Hungary has asked the European Union’s executive to open a legal procedure against Bulgaria over a tax it recently imposed on Russian natural gas passing through its territory, a government minister said on Friday.Bulgaria believes the tax, which it levied in October, will reduce the privileged position of Russia’s state-owned…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning unrest in Montreal as “unacceptable” after police this week reported shots being fired at two Jewish schools and a fight between Israel and Palestinian supporters. A Montreal police spokesperson told the CBC that investigators received two 911 calls yesterday morning regarding shots being fired…

An 8-month-old infant in the United Kingdom has been given more time to live after an appeal suspended a judge’s mandate that she be removed from life support.Justice Robert Peel ruled Wednesday that Indi Gregory was to be removed from her life-supporting ventilator on Thursday against the parents’ wishes.Now, the…

Moscow has looked to recruit Wagner veterans back into service and integrate the remnants of the force into a militarized guard headed up by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard. “The move to attract Wagner fighters into Rosgvardia was almost certainly approved by Putin,” Rebekah Koffler, president of Doctrine & Strategy…

JERUSALEM – Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday launched a raid on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp – two strongholds of Palestinian terrorist activity – in the West Bank.The IDF operation in the West Bank, known by Israelis by its biblical name Judea and Samaria, raises questions…

Black Friday? No. Cyber Monday? Nope. Prime Day? Absolutely not. The world’s biggest shopping event happens in China each year – and it’s called Singles Day.Originally a holiday to celebrate being single, as a counter to Valentine’s Day, the event has grown into a weeks-long online shopping festival that peaks…

Police believe Iran may be linked to the attempted murder of the former head of Spain’s People’s Party in Catalonia. Alejo Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face while in the Salamanca region of Madrid on Thursday around 1:30 p.m. He was later taken to the hospital where he is still recovering.A…

In an open letter to Elon Musk, more than 50 human rights groups, journalists, commentators and think tanks asked the owner of X, formerly Twitter, to “harness” the social media platform to combat “threats to free expression often come at the hands of businesses treating employees unfairly for sharing their…