As election for IOC president looms, what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?

As election for IOC president looms, what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?

geneva — Seven candidates are competing for one of the biggest and best jobs in world sports that traditionally becomes available...

AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China

AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China

WASHINGTON — “I love you, China. My dear mother,” former U.S. President Donald Trump, standing in front of a mic at...

Germany implements border checks as migration debate stirs election tensions 

Germany implements border checks as migration debate stirs election tensions 

Germany began implementing checks on all its land borders Monday as the government tries to crack down on irregular migration....

Trial starts for Frenchman accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia

Trial starts for Frenchman accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia

MOSCOW — The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues started...

TikTok, US face off in court over law that could lead to ban on popular platform

TikTok, US face off in court over law that could lead to ban on popular platform

Thousands protest in France as high-profile rape cases rock country

Thousands protest in France as high-profile rape cases rock country

Paris — Thousands of people protested sexual violence across France this past weekend, as two high-profile cases rock the country: one...

US imposes sanctions on 4 Georgians over protest crackdowns

US imposes sanctions on 4 Georgians over protest crackdowns

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed on Monday sanctions on two Georgian government officials and two members of the country’s...

Coe among 7 candidates to succeed Bach as IOC president

Coe among 7 candidates to succeed Bach as IOC president

Lausanne, Switzerland — World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday...

Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals

Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals

Frankfurt-Oder, Germany — Germany on Monday expanded border controls to the frontiers with all its nine neighbors in hopes of curbing...

UK PM Starmer meets Italy’s Meloni for illegal immigration talks 

UK PM Starmer meets Italy’s Meloni for illegal immigration talks 

Rome — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal...

Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe  

Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe  

PRAGUE — The death toll was rising in Central European countries on Sunday after days of heavy rains caused widespread flooding...

Russian drone attacks target Kyiv

Russian drone attacks target Kyiv

Zelenskyy again urges West to allow strikes deep inside Russia

Zelenskyy again urges West to allow strikes deep inside Russia

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again Sunday urged Western allies to permit Kyiv to strike military targets deep...

Italian army to guard hospital after attacks on medical staff 

Italian army to guard hospital after attacks on medical staff 

Rome — The Italian army will start guarding medical staff at a hospital in the southern Calabria region from Monday, after...

Hundreds rally in Paris for Iranian women’s rights 

Hundreds rally in Paris for Iranian women’s rights 

Paris — Hundreds of people marched through Paris on Sunday in support of women’s rights and the opposition in Iran, two...

EU’s top diplomat calls Venezuelan government ‘dictatorial’ 

EU’s top diplomat calls Venezuelan government ‘dictatorial’ 

Madrid — The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government “dictatorial” during an interview broadcast Sunday...

UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats

UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats

London — U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “bluster” Sunday over his warning that letting Ukraine...

Floods kill 1 in Poland and rescue worker in Austria as rains batter central Europe

Floods kill 1 in Poland and rescue worker in Austria as rains batter central Europe

LIPOVA LAZNE, Czech Republic — One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech...

8 migrants die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say

8 migrants die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say

Lille, France — Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France...

With expansion in India, Apple bolsters global manufacturing

With expansion in India, Apple bolsters global manufacturing

Robot begins removing Fukushima nuclear plant’s melted fuel

Robot begins removing Fukushima nuclear plant’s melted fuel

tokyo — A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes...

Italian prosecutors seek 6-year sentence for Salvini in migration case

Italian prosecutors seek 6-year sentence for Salvini in migration case

rome — Italian prosecutors requested on Saturday a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy’s far-right deputy prime minister, for allegedly...