Syria says an Israeli strike has hit a Damascus residential area
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli strikes hit a neighborhood of the Syrian capital Wednesday morning, Syrian state TV said, and other media reported casualties. State TV reported that several missiles...
View ArticleChina-born Australian democracy blogger won't appeal suspended Chinese death...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying Wednesday a legal challenge would...
View ArticleThe humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 10% funded for 2024, UN envoy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N.’s humanitarian appeal to meet needs in Ukraine is only 10% funded for 2024, the country’s resident coordinator said Wednesday, putting in jeopardy crucial assistance...
View ArticleBrazil calls for reform of United Nations as it starts its G20 presidency
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s foreign minister called for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions Wednesday while criticizing their inability to prevent global conflicts, as...
View ArticleIndia seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Just a few years ago, someone who wanted to install a rooftop solar connection in India faced getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company to install the panels and...
View ArticleStriking workers again close down the Eiffel Tower ahead of its starring role...
PARIS (AP) — Striking workers again closed down the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday, the third day running that the landmark expected to be at the heart of celebrations for the Paris Olympics has been...
View ArticleSlayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin's...
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the Colombian government, drug cartels and a smattering of other armed groups. But a sharp...
View ArticleYulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she's Russia’s newest...
LONDON (AP) — Yulia Navalnaya used to avoid the cameras, staying in the background while her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, rose to become President Vladimir Putin’s greatest foe....
View ArticleLive updates | Attackers open fire in the West Bank, killing 1 Israeli and...
Israeli police say three gunmen opened fire on the road near a checkpoint in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing one Israeli and wounding at least eight, as violence persists in the territory....
View ArticleUS Congress members praise Taiwan's democracy in a visit that's certain to...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of United States Congress members met with Taiwan's president Thursday in a show of support that’s certain to draw scrutiny from China, which opposes such visits and sees...
View ArticleIran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Candidates for Iran's parliament began campaigning Thursday in the country's first election since the bloody crackdown on the 2022 nationwide protests that followed the death of...
View ArticleIsrael intercepts an apparent Houthi attack near the port city of Eilat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel intercepted what appeared to be an attack launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday near the port city of Eilat, as the group escalates its assaults over...
View ArticleBrazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides met Thursday with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove...
View ArticleKremlin critic Alexei Navalny's mother says she's resisting pressure to agree...
The mother of Russia’s late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son's body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside...
View ArticleSenegal's president says he'll leave office in April, but gives no date for...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Thursday that he will end his term in April as expected, but he didn't give a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for...
View ArticleUK and EU agree to cooperate on tackling illegal immigration as post-Brexit...
LONDON (AP) — Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration, in the latest sign of a thawing in relations between the two...
View ArticleFire engulfs 2 buildings in Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least 4...
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — A fire engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Thursday, killing four people and leaving 19 others missing hours after the blaze started,...
View ArticleMan who intentionally drove his truck into a Muslim family, killing 4, gets...
LONDON, Ontario (AP) — A man found guilty of using his pickup truck to kill four members of a Muslim family was sentenced Thursday to life in prison as a Canadian judge ruled that the actions of the...
View ArticleThe opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Last year more than two dozen opposition parties in India came together to take on Narendra Modi, one of the country's most popular prime ministers in generations. But the broad...
View ArticleRelatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones...
KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel (AP) — Gillian and Pete Brisley are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. They are cleaning up the house where their daughter and granddaughters were killed by Hamas...
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