Argentina's government has announced that monthly inflation was 7.7% in March, up from 6.5% in the same month in 2022BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- With trembling hands, the bingo players at a Buenos Aires retirement center put the...
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the country’s federal police to take testimony from former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of the investigation into the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capitalSAO PAULO...
The Vatican is pushing back hard against insinuations against St. John Paul II that were aired following the reopening of an investigation into the 1983 disappearance of the daughter of a Vatican employeeROME -- The Vatican pushed...
Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in UkraineMOSCOW -- Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic...
A British nursing union has rejected a pay offer from the government, dashing hopes of a quick end to a months-long wave of public-sector strikes that has disrupted schools, hospitals and servicesLONDON -- A British nursing union on...
The entire Russian Pacific Fleet has been put on high alert for snap drills that will involve practice missile launchesMOSCOW -- The entire Russian Pacific Fleet was put on high alert on Friday for snap drills that will involve practice...
The reported attacks have primarily targeted schoolgirls, hospitalizing hundreds, the United Nations said. LONDON -- It was in early March when Fereshteh, a 42-year-old mother of two, said she received a phone call from a friend claiming...
The Swiss federal chancellery says that Elisabeth Kopp, an advocate of equal rights and the environment who was the first woman elected to Switzerland’s seven-member executive branch, has diedGENEVA -- Elisabeth Kopp, an advocate...
In Ireland this week, well-wishers have lined the streets to catch even a glimpse of President Joe BidenKNOCK, Ireland -- KNOCK, Ireland (AP) — In Ireland this week, well-wishers have lined the streets to catch a mere glimpse of...
Analysts and Russian officials say the battle for the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut is heating up againKYIV, Ukraine -- The battle for Bakhmut is heating up again, analysts and Russian officials said Friday, as Ukrainian defenders...
A fugitive Moldovan oligarch and opposition party leader has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail for his role in a one-billion-dollar bank theft caseCHISINAU, Moldova -- A fugitive Moldovan oligarch and opposition party...
China's foreign minister says the country won’t sell weapons to either side in the war in UkraineBEIJING -- China won't sell weapons to either side in the war in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said Friday,...
Two U.N. groups say the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this yearPANAMA CITY -- Two U.N. groups said Thursday that the number of migrants crossing the...
Australia’s most powerful tropical cyclone in eight years has lashed the sparsely populated northwest coast with winds gusting to an apparent record of 180 miles per hourCANBERRA, Australia -- Australia’s most powerful tropical...
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead by example in cutting carbon emissions, though faster action is needed to stem global warmingOTARU, Japan -- Wealthy nations can lead by example...
An elite French institution is preparing to rule on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s contested plan to raise the retirement age is constitutionalPARIS -- An elite French institution was expected to rule Friday on whether President...
China's defense minister will visit Moscow for meetings with his Russian counterpart and other military officialsBEIJING -- Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu will visit Russia next week for meetings with counterpart Sergei...
An exchange of more than 800 prisoners by Yemen’s warring parties has begunSANAA, Yemen -- An exchange of more than 800 prisoners linked to Yemen’s long-running war began Friday, the International Committee for the Red Cross said....
Tova Gutstein was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched an uprising against the NazisJERUSALEM -- Tova Gutstein was born in Warsaw the year Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. She was 10 years old when the Jews of...
Mexican prosecutors say the head of the country’s immigration agency is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court as part of their investigation of a fire at a detention center last month that killed 40 migrantsMEXICO CITY...
North Korea says it has tested a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile intended to target the mainland U.S. North Korea’s state media said Friday its recent weapons test involved a new long-range missile powered by solid...
