A New Zealand fisherman managed to survive more than 23 hours in the ocean after falling overboard in what police are describing as an “absolute miracle.” Will Fransen was pulled out of the sea near Mayor Island on Wednesday after a trio of fisherman “noticed an unusual reflection on the water”…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced that giant pandas will return to the U.S., specifically California, by the end of the year.The statement came during a celebratory banquet in Beijing, marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China.The return of giant pandas to California is…

Poland’s minister of digital affairs suggested Friday that President Andrzej Duda check the security of access to his social accounts after a bizarre tweet went out that was almost immediately removed.The tweet published Thursday on Duda’s private account said: “Tell him to ask his wife what ‘having balls’ means. She…

PARIS (AP) — Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in its stores in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy over price increases for popular items like Lay’s potato chips, Quaker Oats, Lipton tea and its namesake soda.The French grocery chain said it pulled PepsiCo products from shelves in…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations.The law, published on the presidential website this week, mandates that all denominations and religious groups reapply for state registration, which authorities reserve the right to refuse.LUKASHENKO…

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A chef in Ghana has been preparing banku and other regional dishes on live TV since New Year’s Day as she tries to break a world record for marathon cooking — an attempt being cheered on and widely celebrated in this West African nation.Failatu Abdul-Razak had…

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that Lebanon would be “exposed” to Israeli attacks if his terrorist group does not respond to the alleged assassination of a senior Hamas official in Beirut. Deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri and three others were killed in an airstrike that hit Beirut on…

Iraq has condemned the United States after U.S. forces carried out a drone strike in central Baghdad on Thursday that killed a high-ranking militia commander.Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Friday that the U.S. targeting and killing Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi — or “Abu Taqwa,” the leader of the Harakat…

Several riders were left trapped nearly 100 feet in the air on a roller coaster in Colombia on Wednesday when their high-octane ride broke down, terrifying footage shows.The ride had just started and was going up a steep vertical incline when it jammed, leaving the riders sitting anxiously with their…

The lawyer representing the woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves has filed a legal complaint with Spanish authorities after a video circulated on social media that reportedly reveals the identity of her client.Ester García, the lawyer of the alleged victim, told The Associated Press…