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U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China

By Jim Gomez, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation.

Australia to remove British monarchy from new bank notes

By Nick Perry, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.

Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses half a million

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

The milestone comes as Israel’s new government, made up of ultranationalist parties who oppose Palestinian statehood, has placed expanding settlements at the top of its priority list.

Russian missiles target civilian areas as EU officials visit Kyiv

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

The latest strikes in Kramatorsk came as rescue crews searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building hit late Wednesday by a Russian missile that killed at least three people and wounded 21 others.

News Wrap: Fed raises interest rates by quarter point, says more hikes likely

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by just a quarter point and said more hikes are likely, a winter storm disrupted life across the southern U.S. for a third day, the FBI searched President Biden's…

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'We can't be fatigued about people dying': U.S. calls for more aid to Somalia

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn

For the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited Somalia. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to Mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, caused primarily by…

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Pope calls for fighters to 'embrace mercy' in visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Chris Ocamringa, Jack Ndoole, Tommy Walters

Pope Francis has urged an end to the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo at one of his largest masses ever. The pope is in the Central African nation’s capital, Kinshasa, for a three-day visit to promote peace…

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West Bank Palestinian community faces removal as far-right Israel vows expansion

By Isabel Debre, Sam McNeil, Associated Press

The long-running dispute over the West Bank Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar has resurfaced this week as a focus of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

WATCH: State Department says U.S. focus is to de-escalate Mideast tensions

By Associated Press

State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel said the U.S. is "focused on de-escalating the current actions" between the Israeli and Palestinian people.