Russian lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would severely restrict gender-affirming medical care and prevent making any changes in reference to gender on official documentsTALLINN, Estonia -- Russian lawmakers gave...
Rescue efforts are underway after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Greece. LONDON and ATHENS -- Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying...
American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for a second time with “Demon Copperhead.”LONDON -- American novelist Barbara Kingsolver won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction Wednesday...
Chef José Andrés discusses a new scholarship program to bring Ukrainian college students to study in the U.S. as ambassadors for democracy.For Ukrainian college students Mykola Bondarenko and Svitlana Kukharu, settling into life...
Italy’s political, business and soccer elite bade farewell to former Premier Silvio Berlusconi with a state funeral inside Milan’s imposing Duomo cathedralMILAN -- Italy’s political, Business and soccer elite bade farewell to...
More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine are facing trial in southern RussiaMOSCOW -- More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine went on trial in southern...
South Korea has filed a $35 million damage suit against North Korea for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020, which highlighted a revival of tensions between the rivals following the collapse of larger...
The landmark legislation aims to promote "human-centric and trustworthy AI."The European Parliament approved landmark legislation Wednesday that aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence.Known as the AI Act, the...
A Guatemalan tribunal has convicted newspaper founder and editor José Rubén Zamora and sentenced him to six years in prison in a money laundering case, concluding a trial press freedom groups decried as a political persecution aimed...
The U.N. migration agency says Sudan’s conflict has displaced more than 2 million people as the tally of civilians killed in the fighting climbed to at least 959 peopleCAIRO -- The coNFLict in Sudan has displaced more than 2 million...
The global number of children forcibly displaced from their homes reached a record 43.3 million by the end of 2022, fueled by conflicts such as the war in Ukraine.LONDON -- The global number of children forcibly displaced from their...
Kuwait says it has struck an agreement worth $367 million with Turkish drone giant Baykar to procure its TB2 dronesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Kuwait reached an agreement worth $367 million with Turkish drone giant Baykar to purchase...
The Vatican spokesman says Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days.”ROME -- Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days,” as he recovers well and without...
Police in England are working to piece together details of a knife and van attack that killed two 19-year-old students and another man in the city of NottinghamLONDON -- Police worked Wednesday to piece together details and the motive...
A court in Russia has convicted an associate of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on extremism charges and sentenced her to 7 1/2 years in prison, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown by the Kremlin on opposition activistsTALLINN,...
Authorities say at least 59 people have died after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of GreeceATHENS, Greece -- At least 59 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast...
A gentle eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano has forced nearly 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters and may create a protracted crisis that could last for monthsLEGAZPI, Philippines -- A gentle eruption of the...
Germany is unveiling its first comprehensive national security strategy in Berlin as part of an effort to address what it views as growing military, economic and social threats to the countryBERLIN -- Germany is unveiling its first...
Officials say rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injuredGUWAHATI, India -- Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call ahead of a possible visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relationsTAIPEI, Taiwan -- United States...
Vietnam has released a long-anticipated energy plan meant to take the country through the next decade and help meet soaring demand while reducing carbon emissionsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- Power outages are leaving Vietnamese homes and...
