BRUSSELS — BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Belgium detained three men over a suspected plot to carry out a jihadi-style attack on the country’s politicians, after finding a home-made bomb in one of the suspect’s houses, federal prosecutors said Thursday. During a number of searches, “an improvised device” was found at the home of one...

Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Friday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors assessed the state of the economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.33% while the Topix...

A federal judge has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us.” The ruling marks the legal culmination of a prolific feud between Drake and Lamar that spanned much of 2024, when the two rappers dropped a slew of tracks aimed at each other. In January,...

Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Washington Post via Getty Images Naked mole rats live for up to 40 years, compared to about three years for a mouse They are weird, bald, subterranean rodents that look like sausages with teeth, and they have just revealed a genetic secret to long life. A new study of the...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince on Thursday after Haiti’s leaders made the rare and defiant decision to meet at the National Palace to symbolize the retaking of an area long controlled by powerful gangs. There were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths, but at least one...

Shares of U.S. rare earth and critical mineral miners surged Thursday after China tightened restrictions on exports, fueling market speculation that the Trump administration will move more aggressively to invest in building out a domestic supply chain. Ramaco Resources soared more than 11%, Energy Fuels surged over 12%, USA Rare Earth jumped more than 16%,...

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Security forces in Madagascar have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the latest youth-led protest following two weeks of anti-government demonstrations that have rocked the Indian Ocean island. At least 1,000 protesters marched through Madagascar’s capital on Thursday, some hurling objects at security personnel. The movement behind the protest, known as Gen Z...