Alzheimer’s Drugs Might Get Into the Brain Faster With New Ultrasound Tool

Alzheimer’s Drugs Might Get Into the Brain Faster With New Ultrasound Tool

washington — Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster — by temporarily breaching its...

Extreme Cold Grips Nordic Countries as Floods Hit Western Europe

Extreme Cold Grips Nordic Countries as Floods Hit Western Europe

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in...

Top UN Court to Hear Genocide Case Against Israel Next Week

Top UN Court to Hear Genocide Case Against Israel Next Week

The Hague — The United Nation’s top court will hear submissions next week from South Africa and Israel after Pretoria opened...

Turkey Opens First Major Trial Into Earthquake Deaths

Turkey Opens First Major Trial Into Earthquake Deaths

ISTANBUL — Turkey on Wednesday opened the first major trial linked to the construction of buildings that crumbled in two massive...

Thousands of Doctors in Britain Walk Off the Job in their Longest-Ever Strike

Thousands of Doctors in Britain Walk Off the Job in their Longest-Ever Strike

LONDON — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a...

Russia Says it Repelled Ukrainian Missile Attack on Belgorod Region

Russia Says it Repelled Ukrainian Missile Attack on Belgorod Region

Hermoso Testifies in Sexual Assault Case After Kiss at Women’s World Cup

Hermoso Testifies in Sexual Assault Case After Kiss at Women’s World Cup

Madrid — The Spanish player kissed on the lips by the soccer president at the Women’s World Cup final appeared in...

Ukrainian Apartment Dweller Works Hard to Cope After Russian Bombing

Ukrainian Apartment Dweller Works Hard to Cope After Russian Bombing

VYSHNEVE, Ukraine — Inured by nearly two years of war, Olena Ohiievych wasted no time getting to work on Tuesday as...

Global Shipping Firms Continue to Pause Red Sea Shipments

Global Shipping Firms Continue to Pause Red Sea Shipments

OSLO, NORWAY — Denmark’s Maersk and German rival Hapag-Lloyd said on Tuesday their container ships would continue to avoid the Red...

Jubilant Spanish Soccer Fan Returns Home After Being Freed by Iran

Jubilant Spanish Soccer Fan Returns Home After Being Freed by Iran

Madrid — A Spanish soccer fan who was detained by the Iranian authorities on espionage charges for over a year as...

France Embassy in Niger Closed ‘Until Further Notice’: Ministry

France Embassy in Niger Closed ‘Until Further Notice’: Ministry

Paris — France has closed down its embassy in Niger until further notice, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, barely two...

Beijing Criticizes Netherlands’ Move to Block ASML Exports to China 

Beijing Criticizes Netherlands’ Move to Block ASML Exports to China 

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Cities After Putin Vow to Intensify Attacks

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Cities After Putin Vow to Intensify Attacks

Russian Drones Hit Sites Linked to Ukrainian Nationalists

Russian Drones Hit Sites Linked to Ukrainian Nationalists

lviv, ukraine — Russian drones attacked a university and a museum linked to two of the most prominent 20th-century defenders of...

Fifth Suspect Detained With Ties to Cologne Cathedral Threat

Fifth Suspect Detained With Ties to Cologne Cathedral Threat

BERLIN — German authorities said Monday they detained another suspect in connection with an alleged threat of an attack on the...

Nearly 30,000 Migrants Crossed Channel to UK Last Year

Nearly 30,000 Migrants Crossed Channel to UK Last Year

London — Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain from mainland Europe in small boats in 2023, an annual drop...

Ukraine, Russia Carry Out Attacks to Start New Year

Ukraine, Russia Carry Out Attacks to Start New Year

The Year in Review: Influential People Who Died in 2023

The Year in Review: Influential People Who Died in 2023

John Pilger, Journalist, Filmmaker, Who Covered Cambodia, Dies at 84

John Pilger, Journalist, Filmmaker, Who Covered Cambodia, Dies at 84

London — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has...

3 More Suspects Detained in Germany, Linked to Cologne Cathedral Threat

3 More Suspects Detained in Germany, Linked to Cologne Cathedral Threat

Berlin — Three more people were detained Sunday in connection with a reported threat of an attack on the Cologne Cathedral...

EU Visa-Free Travel for Kosovo in Force

EU Visa-Free Travel for Kosovo in Force

Pristina, Kosovo — A long-awaited European Union’s visa liberalization scheme allowing Kosovo nationals to travel to Europe’s borderless zone without a...

US Chief Justice Urges ‘Caution’ as AI Reshapes Legal Field

US Chief Justice Urges ‘Caution’ as AI Reshapes Legal Field

Washington — Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in...