MEXICO CITY - Legislators in Mexico City, home to the world's largest bullring, voted Tuesday to ban bullfights where the animals are killed or wounded, as opponents and supporters staged rival protests.

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to give his United States counterpart Donald Trump the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine he and his team had demanded on the path toward ending the three-year conflict. It was still good enoug...

BANGKOK – The United States has no right to interfere with the cooperation between China and Thailand as the two sovereign nations continue to crack down on human smuggling and other cross-border crimes, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperso...

SEOUL – K-pop’s evolution has always been shaped by its audience. In the 2010s, Korean agencies turned to China and Japan for fresh talent. Now, the spotlight is on Southeast Asia.

SINGAPORE – A new mobile app that recently made inroads into Asia, including Singapore, hopes to get flight passengers to chat with one another during their idle time in the air.

Buriram United, the only Thai team left in the AFC Champions League Elite, will face Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals.

MANCHESTER - Manchester United announced plans to raise season ticket prices by 5% for the 2025/26 season on Monday, defying calls from supporters groups for the cost to be frozen.

PYLOS (GREECE) - Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire" with some members believing the very existence of the Olympic Movement is at stake.

Hong Kong police have smashed a fraud syndicate and arrested six suspects who allegedly cheated at least 12 victims out of about HK$520,000 (2.24 million baht) in a series of phone scams since last November.

COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) — Dressed in a floral shawl, Benji Dezaval carefully places hallucinogenic mushrooms on the tongues of the faithful of his Colorado "psychedelic church," as if they were communion wafers.