Xi, Putin embrace growing cooperation between Russia and China at BRICS summit

Xi, Putin embrace growing cooperation between Russia and China at BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Chinese President Xi Jinping his “dear friend,” amid growing cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as...

Bilingual school in Hungary helps Ukrainian children preserve identity

Bilingual school in Hungary helps Ukrainian children preserve identity

The United Nations says the war in Ukraine has displaced more than 6 million people and forced many of them...

New mpox variant detected in Germany 

New mpox variant detected in Germany 

Berlin — An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the...

King Charles III ends first Australian visit by reigning British monarch in 13 years 

King Charles III ends first Australian visit by reigning British monarch in 13 years 

MELBOURNE, Australia — King Charles III ends the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years Tuesday...

One dead, 15 hurt in Welsh train collision

One dead, 15 hurt in Welsh train collision

LONDON — Two passenger trains collided in Wales, killing a man and injuring 15 people, transport police said Tuesday. The low-speed...

 Russia says Ukrainian drone attack hit biochemical plant

 Russia says Ukrainian drone attack hit biochemical plant

Russian officials said Tuesday a Ukrainian drone attack caused an explosion and fire at a biochemical plant in the Tambov...

Indigenous Australian embraces King Charles at civil rights birthplace

Indigenous Australian embraces King Charles at civil rights birthplace

SYDNEY — Britain’s King Charles was embraced by an Indigenous elder after a welcome smoking ceremony on Tuesday in the birthplace...

Spain sees opportunity in African migrant influx, bucking EU trend

Spain sees opportunity in African migrant influx, bucking EU trend

Many European Union countries are calling for the bloc to clamp down on migration amid a surge in support for...

World Uyghur Congress faces harassment ahead of general assembly

World Uyghur Congress faces harassment ahead of general assembly

washington — The General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is set to begin Thursday, following months of ongoing harassment...

‘Garbage in, garbage out’: AI fails to debunk disinformation, study finds

‘Garbage in, garbage out’: AI fails to debunk disinformation, study finds

Washington — When it comes to combating disinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential elections, artificial intelligence and chatbots are failing, a...

Former Albanian President Meta arrested for alleged corruption

Former Albanian President Meta arrested for alleged corruption

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s left-wing Freedom Party said Monday its leader and former Albanian President Ilir Meta has been arrested on...

Microsoft to allow autonomous AI agent development starting next month

Microsoft to allow autonomous AI agent development starting next month

Microsoft will allow customers to build autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting in November, the software giant said on Monday, in...

French government takes new blows over deal to sell painkiller maker to US fund

French government takes new blows over deal to sell painkiller maker to US fund

Paris — French drugmaker Sanofi’s confirmation that it will sell a controlling stake in its consumer health unit to a U.S....

Russia on track to ban adoptions from countries allowing gender change 

Russia on track to ban adoptions from countries allowing gender change 

In late September, the Russian parliament backed new legislation that will make it harder for some people to adopt children...

Germany inaugurates Baltic Sea naval HQ amid rising tensions with Moscow 

Germany inaugurates Baltic Sea naval HQ amid rising tensions with Moscow 

Berlin — Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for NATO...

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies 

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies 

ISTANBUL — The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later...

Moldova’s EU referendum goes to wire after Sandu decries vote meddling

Moldova’s EU referendum goes to wire after Sandu decries vote meddling

CHISINAU, Moldova — A knife-edge majority of 50.17% voted “yes” in Moldova’s pivotal referendum on joining the European Union, nearly final...

‘Gives us what you stole from us,’ Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

‘Gives us what you stole from us,’ Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

CANBERRA, Australia — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

 Austin visits Ukraine in show of US support

 Austin visits Ukraine in show of US support

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine in a show of support for Ukraine’s military...

Wounded Ukranian war vets train for wintry sports competition

Wounded Ukranian war vets train for wintry sports competition

In February, Canada will host the first-ever winter Invictus Games, an athletic competition for wounded and injured veterans from around...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks strong reaction to North Korean involvement in war

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks strong reaction to North Korean involvement in war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he was seeking a strong reaction from countries who have acknowledged that North Korea...

Brazil’s Lula cancels Russia trip for BRICS summit after head injury

Brazil’s Lula cancels Russia trip for BRICS summit after head injury

Brasilia, Brazil — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday canceled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit,...