Kurdish forces and international players — after weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria — are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are seriousBEIRUT -- After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have “destroyed” the city of Bakhmut as they try to conquer eastern Ukraine's Donetsk provinceKYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian...
The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus have shared their visions of a fairer world during an award ceremony and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in UkraineOSLO, Norway -- The...
A defense lawyer says a special court for narcotics cases in Pakistan has acquitted the country’s interior minister of drug smuggling charges, in a case filed against him during the previous administrationLAHORE, Pakistan -- A special...
Police say a bomb exploded in a bakery in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan province killing at least one person and wounding six others, including a woman and a childQUETTA, Pakistan -- A bomb exploded in a bakery in Pakistan's...
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to demand the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and install a caretaker before next general elections expected to be held in early 2024DHAKA,...
German police say they have ended a hostage situation in the eastern city of Dresden after there were reports of shots firedBERLIN -- German police say they have ended a hostage situation in the eastern city of Dresden, following reports...
Peru’s poor, mainly peasants and Indigenous people, had hoped that Pedro Castillo’s victory last year in a runoff presidential election would redress their plight or at least end their invisibilityLIMA, Peru -- When Pedro Castillo...
A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison and fined him $257,000 over two fraud charges linked to lease violationsHONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possibleMOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible if Moscow and Washington find a compromise.Putin...
US soccer journalist Grant Wahl died while covering the World Cup on Friday. U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died at 48 in Qatar Friday while covering the World Cup, the U.S. Soccer said in a statement."The entire U.S. soccer...
A K-Pop star and seven other civilians will join Japanese tycoon Yusaku Maezawa for a trip around the moon next year on SpaceX. Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa released the names of the eight people who will join...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow might think about adopting what he described as a U.S. concept of a preemptive military strike, noting that it has the weapons to do the jobMOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir...
The head of NATO has expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATOKYIV, Ukraine -- The head of NATO expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control...
One man is dead after a massive fire ravaged a shopping mall on Moscow's northwestern outskirtsMOSCOW -- One man was killed after a massive fire on Friday ravaged a shopping mall on Moscow’s northwestern outskirts. Authorities...
Britain’s foreign secretary says two Moldovan oligarchs who are allegedly implicated in a one-billion-dollar bank fraud and other illicit schemes have been added to a new U.K. sanctions listCHISINAU, Moldova -- Two Moldovan oligarchs...
Spain, France and Portugal have agreed to build a major undersea pipeline to transport hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to France and Europe by 2030ALICANTE, Spain -- Spain, France and Portugal agreed Friday to build by 2030 a major...
Serbia’s prime minister says the country’s leadership is close to demanding the deployment of their security troops to KosovoBELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's prime minister said Friday the country's leadership was close to...
A prominent Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in UkraineMOSCOW -- A prominent Russian opposition figure was...
A representative of one the the organizations sharing this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says she thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin must face an international tribunal for the fighting in UkraineMOSCOW -- A representative of one...
A landmark new study in the Lancet journal argues that racism should be seen as a public health threat worldwide. Here's why. LONDON -- Racism and discrimination must be acknowledged as public health threats in the fight to address...
