Pope Asks Italian Cardinal to Carry Out Ukraine Peace Mission

Pope Asks Italian Cardinal to Carry Out Ukraine Peace Mission

Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, head of the Italian bishops’ conference, to carry out a peace mission to...

G7 Calls for ‘Responsible’ Use of Generative AI

G7 Calls for ‘Responsible’ Use of Generative AI

The world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders said Saturday, announcing they will launch discussions...

Latest in Ukraine: Air Strikes Rock Ukraine

Latest in Ukraine: Air Strikes Rock Ukraine

Russian air strikes hit several locations in Ukraine overnight, including the capital, Kyiv, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in...

Offers of Aid as Italy Reels From ‘Worst Flood in a Century’

Offers of Aid as Italy Reels From ‘Worst Flood in a Century’

Italy received offers of international aid on Friday for floods, described as its worst for a century, which killed 14...

Zelenskyy Arrives in Hiroshima as G7 Agrees on F-16s for Ukraine

Zelenskyy Arrives in Hiroshima as G7 Agrees on F-16s for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday afternoon to participate in the Group of Seven leaders’ summit, the...

G7 Agrees on Ukraine Jets, China ‘Economic Coercion’ Statement

G7 Agrees on Ukraine Jets, China ‘Economic Coercion’ Statement

The United States and its allies are planning to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and train Ukrainian pilots to...

Thousands Protest Violence in Serbia as Authorities Reject Opposition Criticism, Demands

Thousands Protest Violence in Serbia as Authorities Reject Opposition Criticism, Demands

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital Friday for the third time in a month to protest the...

Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Repels Russian Attacks on Bakhmut

Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Repels Russian Attacks on Bakhmut

New developments: U.S. President Joe Biden has endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, The Associated...

Hundreds Evacuated as Suspected Intentional Wildfire Hits Western Spain

Hundreds Evacuated as Suspected Intentional Wildfire Hits Western Spain

Some 700 people were evacuated from four small towns in western Spain owing to a wildfire fanned by strong winds...

Syrians in Turkey Watch Its Presidential Runoff Closely  

Syrians in Turkey Watch Its Presidential Runoff Closely  

Amid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to normalize relations with Damascus and his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s vow to return...

Observers Say Russian Support in Zimbabwe Is Transactional

Observers Say Russian Support in Zimbabwe Is Transactional

Russian-built helicopters arrived in Zimbabwe on May 18 in what authorities say is part of an effort by Russia to...

As Elections Loom in Greece, Press Freedom on Back Burner

As Elections Loom in Greece, Press Freedom on Back Burner

As Greece gears up for uncertain parliamentary elections Sunday, the country’s media landscape is as polarized as ever and press...

Britain Clashes With European Judges Over Plan to Send Boat Migrants to Rwanda

Britain Clashes With European Judges Over Plan to Send Boat Migrants to Rwanda

Britain has called for reform of the European Court of Human Rights, as the government attempts to push through new...

Greek Parties Make Desperate Play for Youth Vote Ahead of Elections

Greek Parties Make Desperate Play for Youth Vote Ahead of Elections

Campaigning ahead of Greece’s national elections Sunday ends Friday, leaving at least 17% of voters undecided. Gallup polls predict a...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Saudi for Arab Summit Attended by Assad

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Saudi for Arab Summit Attended by Assad

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he landed Friday in Saudi Arabia, host of an Arab League summit attended by long...

Zelenskyy To Attend G-7 Summit in Hiroshima

Zelenskyy To Attend G-7 Summit in Hiroshima

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima, Japan, Zelenskyy’s farthest trip...

G7 To Increase Financial Pressure on Russia

G7 To Increase Financial Pressure on Russia

Members of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies at this year’s summit will place more sanctions on Russia and crack...

More Than Half of World’s Large Lakes Are Drying Up, Study Finds

More Than Half of World’s Large Lakes Are Drying Up, Study Finds

More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate...

Latest in Ukraine: Air Raid Alerts Extended Throughout Ukraine

Latest in Ukraine: Air Raid Alerts Extended Throughout Ukraine

New developments: Air raid alerts were declared throughout Ukraine early Friday, with some areas reporting explosions. The U.S. overcounted the...

Crimean Tatars Mark Painful Anniversary of Soviet Atrocities

Crimean Tatars Mark Painful Anniversary of Soviet Atrocities

May 18 marks a painful anniversary for Crimea’s Tatars, descendants of nearly 200,000 victims of a mass deportation by Soviet...

Rafael Nadal to Miss French Open With Hip Injury, Expects to Retire After 2024

Rafael Nadal to Miss French Open With Hip Injury, Expects to Retire After 2024

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering...

Ukrainians Have No Illusions About China’s Peacemaking Role

Ukrainians Have No Illusions About China’s Peacemaking Role

Chinese special envoy Li Hui arrived in Kyiv this week to discuss efforts by his country to mediate between Russia...