Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed allies’ help governing FrancePARIS -- Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed allies' help governing France. To get some things done he worked with the traditional right. The center-left...
State media have reported that Vietnam has banned distribution of the popular "Barbie" movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China SeaHANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam's...
The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have urged Serbia and Kosovo to act to defuse recent tensions that have threatened to push the Balkan region into instability as Europe faces Russia’s aggression in UkraineBELGRADE,...
The European Union's climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China's coal industry, with the building of new coal-fired plantsBEIJING -- The European Union’s climate chief on Monday expressed concern over...
Ukrainian troops launched the counteroffensive a month ago.KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian Armed Forces have yet to reach their "full potential" but two top generals say the counteroffensive is "going to plan" despite...
An international center has opened at the Hague to support those building cases against senior Russian leaders for the crime of aggression resulting from the country’s invasion of UkraineTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- An international...
Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solutionLONDON -- Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are...
An explosion at a building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi commercial district has shattered windows and spewed smoke, injuring four people, department officials sayTOKYO -- An explosion at a building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi commercial district...
The PEN America rights group says award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina has died from her injuries suffered after a Russian missile attack on a popular restaurant last weekKYIV, Ukraine -- Award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria...
Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of $127,600 each for information leading to their arrestsHONG KONG -- Hong Kong...
The last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion has diedPARIS -- Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces...
Unrest across France sparked by the police shooting of a 17-year-old appeared to slow on its sixth night, but fires and vandalism continued to target public buildings, cars and municipal trash cans overnight into MondayPARIS -- PARIS...
Flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from a sweltering heat waveBEIJING -- Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite...
President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled RussiaNEW DELHI -- President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an...
The Israeli military has launched a large-scale raid in a stronghold of militants in the occupied West BankJERUSALEM -- The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid in a stronghold of militants in the occupied West Bank early Monday,...
The drug cartel violence that citizen self-defense leader Hipolito Mora gave his life fighting against has flared anew just one day after he was buriedAPATZINGAN, Mexico -- The drug cartel violence that citizen self-defense leader...
An ailing elephant that Thailand presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago has returned to his native land for medical treatment Sunday following allegations the animal was badly abused while living at a Buddhist templeBANGKOK...
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims have walked in the footsteps of the prophets beneath a sweltering sun as contracted cleaners in lime-green jumpsuits held out matching plastic bags to collect their empty water bottlesMINA,...
Young rioters clashed with police and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenagerPARIS -- Young rioters clashed with police late Saturday and early...
Young rioters clashed with police and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France saw a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenagerPARIS -- Young rioters clashed with police into early Sunday and targeted...
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in AfricaNAIROBI, Kenya -- Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended...
