Spanish YouTube chef gets life in prison for murder in Thailand
BANGKOK — A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty...
Britain resumes bid for tougher police powers over street protests
LONDON — Britain has revived its attempt to give police wider powers to impose conditions on street protests, a decision that...
Germany expels head of banned Muslim association
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany has told the Iranian head of the recently banned Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) that he is being...
Telegram boss’ lawyer dismisses probe against Durov as absurd
PARIS — A lawyer for Telegram boss Pavel Durov, who is being investigated in France, said it was “totally absurd” to...
French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO
PARIS — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his...
Russian media ‘in survival mode,’ says recently freed American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Following more than nine months of unjust detention, American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is adjusting to life in freedom with her...
Pakistan’s internet to remain slow into October, regulator says
ISLAMABAD — Slow internet speeds that have frustrated Pakistanis for several weeks may persist more than a month while repairs to...
Russian hacker attacks target former US ambassadors, reveal prior penetration
Washington — Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomarev says he saw no reason to be suspicious when he received what appeared to...
2 men from Europe charged with ‘swatting’ plot targeting members of Congress, senior US officials
WASHINGTON — Two men from Europe are charged in a plot to call in bogus reports of police emergencies to harass...
Paris Paralympics open in City of Light
Paris — The Opening Ceremony of the Paris Paralympics got underway Wednesday in the center of the French capital, firing the...
Ukraine’s first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners,’ not war victims
Uzhhorod, Ukraine — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war...
China-Russia cooperation in Arctic raises concerns
Stockholm, Sweden — As China and Russia look to deepen cooperation in the Arctic, analysts cite concern about increasing geopolitical competition...
France says Telegram CEO has been freed, will appear in court
PARIS — French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations...
Pope finding strength to carry message of Catholicism to Asia, Oceania, on longest trip
SINGAPORE — Pope Francis will embark on the longest overseas tour of his papacy next week, as he visits four countries...
In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
NEA SILATA, Greece — Six weeks before harvest, there’s no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’ olive grove...
Britain’s Starmer in Germany for first bilateral trip as PM
BERLIN — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss a new...
Germany’s far right targets renewable energy in bid for first election wins
CHEMNITZ-EUBA, Germany — Germany’s far-right AfD party, hoping to clinch its first wins in two east German state elections on Sept....
Ukraine deals with aftermath of massive air attack on infrastructure
In the wake of Russia’s massive air attacks across Ukraine Monday, Ukrainians are moving quickly to get power and transportation...
Iran’s Khamenei urges government to impose cyberspace controls
Tehran, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday urged the new government to impose controls over the Islamic...
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