China has started training children for military service, drilling “good fighting spirit” into them starting as early as the age of 7 to create an “iron army,” according to a report.Hundreds of young athletes will “deeply study” the military’s “sense of standards” and “combat spirit,” the Sports Bureau of Shanghai…

An Indian national has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a thwarted murder-for-hire plot that sought to execute a U.S. citizen and Sikh activist on U.S. soil in New York City. Nikhil “Nick” Gupta, 52, of India, is charged with murder for hire, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in…

Opposition protesters in Kosovo on Wednesday used flares and tear gas to protest against a senior war crimes court official in the capital.Opposition leftist Social Democratic Party members tried to enter a hotel in Pristina, where Kosovo Specialist Chambers court President Ekaterina Trendafilova was holding a meeting with members of…

Nigeria’s leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation’s deadly security crisis.The primary objective of the proposed budget is to sustain the “robust foundation for sustainable economic…

The British foster child who ran over his 60-year-old foster mother, Marcia Grant, earlier this year, has been sentenced to two years in custody.The boy, whose name has been withheld because of his age, previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. A murder charge was dropped by prosecutors.The…

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruling Emir of Kuwait, was hospitalized Wednesday “due to an emergency health problem.”The episode renews concerns regarding the 86-year-old Kuwaiti leader’s age and health.Sheikh Nawaf previously traveled to the U.S. for unspecified medical examination in 2021.The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait was hospitalized…

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney has shot down an Iranian-made Houthi drone launched from Yemen, a military official confirms to Fox News. There was no damage to the Carney or any injuries to the U.S. personnel onboard. The warship had been sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the time…

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Top diplomats from more than 50 countries arrived in North Macedonia on Wednesday for a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, while others boycotted the event due to the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Estonia,…

Hamas on Wednesday handed over 16 more hostages — including 12 Israelis — on the last day of an extended cease-fire with Israel.The latest round of hostages included a group of 10 Israeli women and children, and four Thai nationals. Hamas handed over the hostages to the Israeli military late…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks forcefully denied Wednesday a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals.Sultan al-Jaber, who also leads the massive state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., called the…