International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria’s de facto government on...
View ArticleRussia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of...
View ArticleTrump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows...
View Article3 lawyers for the late Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny are convicted and sentenced...
PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted by a court Friday as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has...
View ArticleMore than 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 40 Pakistanis were feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a boat off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants...
View ArticleBritish PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the Nazi German extermination camp at Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw there, before holding talks with...
View ArticleLithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of...
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian aggression in...
View ArticleDaughter of one of the oldest Israeli hostages hopes for answers in ceasefire...
LONDON (AP) — Sharone Lifschitz is well aware that the odds are against her 84-year-old father. As one of the oldest hostages taken by Hamas, Oded Lifshitz would be among the first to be released...
View ArticleBlessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral Friday, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water. The blessing of the animals is a long-time...
View ArticleMiddle East latest: Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is now being discussed by...
Israel's full Cabinet was meeting Friday evening on the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants along with Palestinians imprisoned by...
View ArticleUN announces new plan to counter the surge in antisemitism
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations announced new actions Friday to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination....
View ArticleTrump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging...
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever. Moscow and Kyiv are seeking battlefield gains to...
View ArticleSki lift accident leaves 30 injured at Spanish resort in the Pyrenees
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — At least 30 people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the Spanish resort of Astún, in the Pyrenees mountain range, emergency services for Spain's northern Aragon...
View ArticleGunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in...
View ArticleJournalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The young boy wore a suit and bow tie to his stepfather’s funeral on Saturday, where he demanded a handkerchief and wiped tears off his mother’s face as they buried...
View ArticleSouth Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon over...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible...
View ArticleWhat to know about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After more than a year of devastating war, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the 15-month conflict between Israel and the Palestinian...
View ArticleUS rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Things seemed to be looking up for Venezuela in 2022. Following years of authoritarian rule and withering economic sanctions, President Nicolás Maduro had agreed to work...
View ArticleTaliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan...
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Sher Abbas...
View ArticleWarm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia's Orthodox...
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their...
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