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Philippines marks 1986 revolt with dictator’s son as leader

MANILA, Philippines — Pro-democracy protesters in the Philippines marked the anniversary on Saturday of the 1986 army-backed “people power” revolt with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that uprising, now leading the country. About 1,400 demonstrators, some…

Peru withdraws ambassador from Mexico amid dispute

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced on Friday the withdrawal of her country's ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, whom she reproached for hurting ties in order to “privilege ideological…

Russian delegates defiant at hostile OSCE assembly meeting

VIENNA, Austria — A contentious Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe parliamentary meeting ended Friday with condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — as Russian delegates accused the West of preventing dialogue by arming Kyiv. The Parliamentary Assembly of…

Drone strike in Syria kills 2 al-Qaida-linked operatives

BEIRUT — A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria on Friday killed two operatives with an al-Qaida-linked group, Syrian opposition activists said. The two militants were killed while riding a motorcycle…