Poland's president plans to pardon 2 politicians as tens of thousands hold...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president said Thursday he has started the process to once again pardon two politicians who were arrested earlier this week amid a bitter standoff between the new...
View ArticleThousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the penal code
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of major cities in Slovakia on Thursday to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister...
View ArticleFrance's new government announced with only one major change at the foreign...
PARIS (AP) — The new government of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was announced Thursday with only one major change at the foreign ministry, while most high-profile Cabinet members remained...
View ArticlePalestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem spent Thursday captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom, closely following the first hearing in an...
View ArticleRussian presidential hopeful calling for peace in Ukraine meets with...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian presidential hopeful opposing Moscow's military action in Ukraine met Thursday with a group of soldiers' wives who are demanding that their husbands be discharged from the...
View ArticleChina says the Myanmar military and ethnic guerrilla groups have agreed to an...
BEIJING (AP) — Myanmar's military has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of ethnic minority guerrilla groups it has been battling in the north, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday....
View ArticleA Denmark terror case has 'links' to Hamas, a prosecutor tells local media
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish prosecutor said Friday that an investigation that led to the arrests of three suspects in Denmark last month on suspicion of plotting to carry out “an act of...
View ArticleTaiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what's seen as a test...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With rallies and concerts attended by thousands of flag-waving supporters, Taiwanese are preparing to elect a new president and legislature on Saturday in what many see as a test...
View ArticleBritish prime minister visits Ukraine to give aid and reassurances of West's...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled new military funding for Ukraine on Friday during a visit to Kyiv aimed at reassuring the country that the West is still providing...
View ArticlePolice in Puerto Rico capture a rhesus macaque monkey chased by a crowd at a...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico captured a rhesus macaque monkey on Friday that was being chased by a crowd of people at a public housing complex near the U.S. territory’s north...
View ArticleWhat's at stake in Taiwan's elections? China says it could be a choice...
Taiwan is holding a presidential election on Saturday that neighboring China has warned could mean the difference between peace and war on the island, which Beijing claims as its territory even though...
View Article6 Turkish soldiers killed in an attack on a base in northern Iraq's...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Six Turkish soldiers were killed Friday in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. Authorities blamed Kurdish...
View ArticleA refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland
LONDON (AP) — An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine — a rare Asiatic black bear — arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon. The...
View ArticleLive updates | Israel rejects genocide case as Mideast tensions rise after...
In the second day of hearings Friday at the United Nations' top court, Israel rejected allegations levied by South Africa that its campaign against Hamas amounts to genocide against the Palestinian...
View ArticleUS warns ships to stay out of parts of Red Sea as Houthi rebels vow...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Friday warned American-flagged vessels to steer clear of areas around Yemen in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden for the next 72 hours after the U.S....
View Article4 Ukrainian citizens were among those captured when a helicopter went down in...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by...
View ArticleUN sets December deadline for its peacekeepers in Congo to completely withdraw
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, which helped in the fight against rebels for more than two decades before being asked by the Congolese government to leave, will complete...
View ArticleGenocide case against Israel: Where does the rest of the world stand on the...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa says more than 50 countries have expressed support for its case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the war...
View ArticleCounting the days: Families of Hamas hostages prepare to mark loved ones'...
LONDON (AP) — It has become a daily ritual. Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape off the roll, grabs a marking pen and in thick...
View ArticleSenior Pakistani politician meets reclusive Taliban supreme leader in...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A senior Pakistani politician met the Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan, the politician’s office said Saturday. It’s the second publicly known meeting between a foreign official...
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