Bangladeshi ship seized off Somali coast is freed after more than a month
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A cargo vessel seized by pirates off the Somali coast has been freed along with its crew after more than a month, the European Union’s maritime security force said Monday....
View ArticleSydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad...
SYDNEY (AP) — The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. A police officer shot and killed the man who had attacked people at the busy Westfield Bondi...
View ArticleUkraine's foreign minister says Israel's response to an Iranian aerial attack...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The success of Israel and its allies in largely thwarting a massive Iranian missile and drone attack shows what Ukraine could achieve against Russian aerial barrages if it had...
View ArticleHorrified worshipers watch online and in person as a bishop is stabbed at a...
SYDNEY (AP) — Horrified worshipers watched online and in person as a 15-year-old boy stabbed a bishop and a priest during a church service in Sydney on Monday evening before the congregation...
View ArticleReview says Abbey Gate bombing wasn't preventable, refutes claims troops...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the...
View ArticleThe Latest | Israel says it will respond to Iran attack as world leaders urge...
Israel’s military chief said Monday that the country will respond after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. World leaders are urging Israel...
View ArticleIsraeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza, a day after witnesses and medical officials said Israeli troops opened...
View ArticleGeorgia lawmakers scuffle over a divisive bill that opponents say mimics...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Lawmakers in Georgia's legislature scuffled on Monday as the parliament debated a divisive new law dubbed the foreign agent bill. Hours later, hundreds of people protested...
View ArticleUkrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish...
View ArticleGreece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of a 780-million-euro ($830 million) program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems that includes banning bottom...
View ArticleArgentine court blames Iran and Hezbollah for deadly 1994 Jewish center bombing
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s highest criminal court reported a new development Thursday in the elusive quest for justice in the deadliest attack in the country's history — the 1994...
View ArticleFire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, destroying about half of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange and collapsing its iconic dragon-tail spire,...
View ArticleBelgian police shut down a far-right conference as it rallies ahead of...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police shut down a gathering of far-right politicians and supporters on Tuesday, citing concerns about public order, while attendees protested curbs on free speech and vowed to...
View Article9 corpses found adrift in boat off Brazil were likely migrants from...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian police investigating the grim discovery of a boat full of corpses say the dead were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania. Fishermen off Brazil's northern...
View ArticleVenezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by...
View ArticleIsrael says it will retaliate against Iran, despite the risks
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds...
View ArticleBiden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that...
View ArticleThe Latest | UN chief calls for `urgent de-escalation' in the Middle East
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for “urgent de-escalation” of hostilities in the Middle East. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday that Guterres made the comments during a...
View ArticleA neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been...
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Most drowned making the hazardous sea crossing from nearby Turkey, while others died of natural causes in migrant camps on the Greek island of Lesbos. After years of neglect, a...
View ArticleHuman rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of...
BEIRUT (AP) — Amnesty International said Wednesday it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected...
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