Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders

HONG KONG — Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App...

Once foreign aid bill signed, this is how US can rush weapons to Ukraine

Once foreign aid bill signed, this is how US can rush weapons to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That’s because...

US House speaker, who strongly opposed Ukraine aid, ushers it through

US House speaker, who strongly opposed Ukraine aid, ushers it through

Washington — Republican Mike Johnson came out of nowhere six months ago to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,...

EU politicians embrace TikTok despite data security concerns

EU politicians embrace TikTok despite data security concerns

Sundsvall,  Sweden — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s short videos of his three-day trip to China this week proved popular in posts...

US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

Washington — The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed with bipartisan support a four-part, $95 billion foreign aid package for...

China’s imports of Russian oil near record high in March

China’s imports of Russian oil near record high in March

BEIJING — Russia remained China’s top oil supplier in March, data showed Saturday, as refiners snapped up stranded Sokol crude shipments....

Ukraine shoots down 2 of 7 Russian missiles as Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones

Ukraine shoots down 2 of 7 Russian missiles as Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones

Meta’s new AI agents confuse Facebook users 

Meta’s new AI agents confuse Facebook users 

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Facebook parent Meta Platforms has unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems that are powering what CEO...

While under Russian attack, Ukraine pleads to West for more military aid

While under Russian attack, Ukraine pleads to West for more military aid

Ukraine has appealed for its European allies to urgently step up weapons supplies as it struggles to hold ground against...

Developers: Enhanced AI could outthink humans in 2 to 5 years

Developers: Enhanced AI could outthink humans in 2 to 5 years

vancouver, british columbia — Just as the world is getting used to the rapidly expanding use of AI, or artificial intelligence,...

Librarians in Ukraine and their wartime struggle to save libraries

Librarians in Ukraine and their wartime struggle to save libraries

In Ukraine, more than 200 libraries have been destroyed and about 400 damaged since Russia launched its war, say Ukrainian...

French police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris

French police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris

Paris, France — French authorities Friday detained a man suspected of entering the Iranian consulate in Paris and falsely claiming to...

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

Europe falters on boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine, as US military aid held up

Europe falters on boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine, as US military aid held up

london — European nations are struggling to agree on providing urgently needed weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces struggle to hold...

VR exhibition walks viewers through war-torn Ukraine

VR exhibition walks viewers through war-torn Ukraine

“War up Close” is a 360-degree virtual reality exhibition in Los Angeles that takes visitors through the streets of Ukraine...

Ukraine: Overnight Russia Air Strikes Kill 8

Ukraine: Overnight Russia Air Strikes Kill 8

CIA director: Ukraine could lose war against Russia without US aid

CIA director: Ukraine could lose war against Russia without US aid

UN resolution recognizing Srebrenica killings as genocide inflames tensions

UN resolution recognizing Srebrenica killings as genocide inflames tensions

Whereabouts of Ukrainian journalists held by Russia are unknown

Whereabouts of Ukrainian journalists held by Russia are unknown

In Corsica, autonomy measure stirs debate and doubt 

In Corsica, autonomy measure stirs debate and doubt 

CORTE, CORSICA   — The colorful graffiti sprinkled across this mountain town offers one clue about some political sentiments here. “Liberty for...

Turkey’s leader to visit Iraq in bid for support against Kurdish rebels

Turkey’s leader to visit Iraq in bid for support against Kurdish rebels

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Iraq next week for the first time in 12 years. Erdogan is looking...

European right-wing politicians call for ‘preserving nation-state in Europe’ and end to Ukraine aid

European right-wing politicians call for ‘preserving nation-state in Europe’ and end to Ukraine aid

LONDON — Right-wing politicians in Europe called for an end to Western support for Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders,...