A winter of hunger looms for residents trapped in Russian-occupied city in...
Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or...
View ArticleAn American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — There’s a telling anecdote from St. John Paul II's pontificate that illustrates how Pope Leo XIV and his American style of governing have changed the Vatican and the way it handles...
View ArticleHurricane Trudy strengthens slightly as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Trudy strengthened slightly Friday evening as it moved towards southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters...
View ArticleNorth Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance. The Korean Central News Agency...
View ArticleCanada's Carney makes final appeal against Alberta separation ahead of...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters considering a path toward independence in his home province of Alberta on Friday, warning that a referendum is...
View ArticleLatest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday showed that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the...
View ArticleNorwegian teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting murder in UK for...
LONDON (AP) — A Norwegian teenager convicted of traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison....
View ArticleMeta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Tech giant Meta denied accusations Friday that it acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign, less than a day after the country’s electoral court ruled the...
View ArticleIsraeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest, and other Middle...
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in towns across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest, beating residents and a foreign journalist. Meanwhile, a drone strike on a busy market in Sudan...
View ArticleRussia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions as a new report shows a spike in civilian...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as a new report showed...
View ArticleYouths clash with police for a 3rd day in Albania’s anti-government protests
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Student-led demonstrators clashed Thursday with Albanian police in the capital Tirana for a third day running, joining a broader anti-government movement launched in opposition...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, and other Middle...
The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said it thwarted a missile attack on the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the Houthis claimed an attack in the...
View ArticleDrone strike and fire on ship in Romanian waters raise fears that war in...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast Thursday after a drone struck a ship which then caught fire, the latest in a spate of...
View ArticleSchool roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other...
View ArticleCommercial goods are no longer entering Gaza, raising fears of worsening...
JERUSALEM (AP) — No commercial goods have entered the Gaza Strip for two days, Israeli authorities said Thursday, blaming the suspension on merchants angered by taxes imposed by Hamas — a claim that...
View ArticleBrazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of...
View ArticleEx-leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party sentenced to 15 years...
LONDON (AP) — Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison for the rape and sex abuse of two girls decades ago. The...
View ArticleFrench soccer ethics body calls on fans to keep politics out of stadiums amid...
PARIS (AP) — The ethics body of the French soccer federation is urging fans to stay neutral amid the nationwide student protests that are drawing international attention. The muscular police response...
View ArticleNew China-North Korea bridge opens after more than a decade of delay
BEIJING (AP) — A new bridge linking China and North Korea opened Thursday after more than a decade of delay, signaling deeper ties between the two countries. China's official Xinhua News Agency...
View ArticleIran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco's headquarters, officials...
CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels hit the headquarters of the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco in an overnight strike, two regional officials said Wednesday, damaging the offices of the firm’s...
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