Iran shuts down German language institute

Iran shuts down German language institute

Erdogan facing growing scrutiny over Israel embargo

Erdogan facing growing scrutiny over Israel embargo

Turkey’s embargo on trade with Israel faces growing scrutiny amid opposition claims it’s being increasingly circumvented. The accusations come as...

Day after Putin visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia, China in BRICS alliance

Day after Putin visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia, China in BRICS alliance

Baku, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir...

Russian sources: Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River

Russian sources: Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western...

Russia’s top court extends detention for Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges

Russia’s top court extends detention for Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges

MOSCOW — Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the pre-trial detention of three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader,...

King Charles visits UK town where child stabbings sparked riots

King Charles visits UK town where child stabbings sparked riots

Southport, United Kingdom — King Charles III on Tuesday visited the town in northwest England where a devastating knife attack that...

After yacht sinks off Italy, search resumes for six missing

After yacht sinks off Italy, search resumes for six missing

PALERMO, Sicily — Rescue teams in Sicily on Tuesday resumed a search for six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike...

German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait

German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait

BERLIN — Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the...

Russia court rejects US soldier’s appeal of jail term

Russia court rejects US soldier’s appeal of jail term

Moscow — A Russian court rejected an appeal Monday by a U.S. soldier who has been jailed for three years and...

India’s Prime Minister Modi to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

India’s Prime Minister Modi to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

Tech innovations offer hope for overburdened Africa health care system

Tech innovations offer hope for overburdened Africa health care system

Nairobi, Kenya — Overcrowding in African hospitals is blamed on the scarcity of health facilities and doctors, especially in rural areas....

Companies’ use of employee-monitoring software can have negative effects

Companies’ use of employee-monitoring software can have negative effects

Some bosses might want all their workers back in the office, but a clear majority of U.S. workers crave the...

1 dead, 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily

1 dead, 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily

Rome — A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was...

Germany proceeds cautiously in issuing warrant for Ukrainian in 2022 Nord Stream sabotage

Germany proceeds cautiously in issuing warrant for Ukrainian in 2022 Nord Stream sabotage

Germany has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian national in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines...

As rioters fill overcrowded prisons, UK turns to police cells 

As rioters fill overcrowded prisons, UK turns to police cells 

London — Britain will use an emergency measure to detain suspected criminals in police station cells until it can find space...

Ukraine’s air defenses repel attack on Kyiv

Ukraine’s air defenses repel attack on Kyiv

Wounded Ukrainian veterans vow to keep competing, fighting

Wounded Ukrainian veterans vow to keep competing, fighting

Serhiy Danilets is one of the more than 100 thousand Ukrainian soldiers estimated to have been wounded in Russia’s war...

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Portuguese island of Madeira

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Portuguese island of Madeira

Lisbon — Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters scrambled Sunday to put out a wildfire sweeping parts of the Atlantic island of Madeira’s...

North Korea condemns Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as act of terror

North Korea condemns Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as act of terror

Seoul, South Korea — North Korea condemned Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as an unforgivable act of terror backed by Washington and...

Poland battles toxic algae as tons of fish die in Oder basin

Poland battles toxic algae as tons of fish die in Oder basin

Warsaw, Poland — Poland has taken steps to contain the spread of toxic golden algae in the river Oder’s tributary system...

Putin arrives in Azerbaijan for state visit

Putin arrives in Azerbaijan for state visit

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies...

Russia launches 3rd ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month

Russia launches 3rd ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month

Kyiv — Russia on Sunday carried out its third ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month but preliminary data indicated that...