Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine 

Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine 

SYDNEY — Australia, one of Ukraine’s largest non-NATO donors, has announced a military aid package worth around $65 million to support...

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

BEIJING — China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon’s far side in...

Blinken speaks to Azeri, Armenian leaders about peace talks

Blinken speaks to Azeri, Armenian leaders about peace talks

Thousands protest in Georgia against ‘foreign agents’ bill

Thousands protest in Georgia against ‘foreign agents’ bill

Tbilisi, Georgia — Thousands of Georgians marched through the capital, Tbilisi, on Sunday, as protests built against a bill on “foreign...

Ukrainian troops retreat, Russian forces advance, as Kyiv awaits weapons infusion

Ukrainian troops retreat, Russian forces advance, as Kyiv awaits weapons infusion

Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city 

Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city 

KYIV — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure,...

Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election 

Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election 

Rome — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Sunday she will be a candidate at June’s European elections in a bid...

African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change 

African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change 

HARARE — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent...

French diplomat in Lebanon to broker halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes  

French diplomat in Lebanon to broker halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes  

BEIRUT — French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a de-escalation in...

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists, inmates behind Biennale’s must-see prison show

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists, inmates behind Biennale’s must-see prison show

VENICE, Italy — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art...

Ukrainian ‘Grandpa’ leads over-60s unit fighting Russian forces free of charge

Ukrainian ‘Grandpa’ leads over-60s unit fighting Russian forces free of charge

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION — Oleksandr Taran’s mobile artillery unit isn’t officially part of Ukraine’s military, but that hasn’t stopped his men from destroying...

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest

KYIV, Ukraine — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than...

At conservative conference, Orban, Trump revive right-wing alliance

At conservative conference, Orban, Trump revive right-wing alliance

london — Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor...

2 Russian journalists jailed for alleged work for Navalny group

2 Russian journalists jailed for alleged work for Navalny group

LONDON — Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on extremism charges and ordered by courts there on Saturday to...

Trump, Orban seek leadership of global conservative movement at right-wing conference

Trump, Orban seek leadership of global conservative movement at right-wing conference

Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary’s Viktor Orban if he...

Demonstrators in Pakistan disrupt German ambassador’s speech

Demonstrators in Pakistan disrupt German ambassador’s speech

ISLAMABAD — Germany’s ambassador to Pakistan faced backlash on social media Saturday for asking pro-Palestinian demonstrators to leave a human rights...

British troops may deliver Gaza aid, BBC report says

British troops may deliver Gaza aid, BBC report says

LONDON — British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now under construction by the...

Instagram, YouTube, smaller rivals likely to get boost from TikTok ban

Instagram, YouTube, smaller rivals likely to get boost from TikTok ban

New suspect arrested in Russia concert hall attack that killed 144

New suspect arrested in Russia concert hall attack that killed 144

MOSCOW — A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow...

Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda

Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda

SYDNEY — The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and...

Russia renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector

Russia renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy...

Olympic chief backs world doping body over positive Chinese tests

Olympic chief backs world doping body over positive Chinese tests

Lausanne, Switzerland — The head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has backed the World Anti-Doping Agency in a row...