Washington, Seoul sound alarm over Putin’s visit to Pyongyang

Washington, Seoul sound alarm over Putin’s visit to Pyongyang

washington — Washington and Seoul have expressed alarm about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Pyongyang, while Beijing says it...

US surgeon general says social media apps need warning labels 

US surgeon general says social media apps need warning labels 

BBC: Greek coast guard responsible for more than 40 migrant deaths  

BBC: Greek coast guard responsible for more than 40 migrant deaths  

EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays

EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays

BRUSSELS — European Union countries approved a flagship policy to restore damaged nature on Monday, after months of delay, making it...

Stoltenberg: Record number of NATO allies hitting defense spending targets during war in Ukraine

Stoltenberg: Record number of NATO allies hitting defense spending targets during war in Ukraine

Washington — A record more than 20 NATO member nations are hitting the Western military alliance’s defense spending target this year,...

Putin dismisses deputy defense ministers, replaces one with ‘close relative’

Putin dismisses deputy defense ministers, replaces one with ‘close relative’

Italian coast guard searches for dozens of migrants feared drowned

Italian coast guard searches for dozens of migrants feared drowned

Homesick refugees risk return to Ukraine despite war

Homesick refugees risk return to Ukraine despite war

Nearly 6.5 million – that is the number of Ukrainian refugees the United Nations counts in the third year of...

Ukraine peace summit ends with call for a ‘just peace’

Ukraine peace summit ends with call for a ‘just peace’

Nearly 80 of the countries represented at the Ukraine peace summit agreed that territorial integrity and the principles of international...

North Korea says Russian President Putin will arrive Tuesday

North Korea says Russian President Putin will arrive Tuesday

China launches anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports

China launches anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports

BEIJING — China said Monday it had launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of pork products from the European Union. The...

US soldier tells Russian court he did not threaten to kill his girlfriend

US soldier tells Russian court he did not threaten to kill his girlfriend

Trial of US reporter detained in Russia to be closed to public

Trial of US reporter detained in Russia to be closed to public

MOSCOW — Russia will hold the espionage trial of detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich behind closed doors later this month, a...

France begins frenetic campaign after Macron poll gamble

France begins frenetic campaign after Macron poll gamble

PARIS — France on Monday began less than a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel...

Watchdog: Nuclear-armed nations deepen reliance on nuclear weapons

Watchdog: Nuclear-armed nations deepen reliance on nuclear weapons

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on...

Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear program escalation

Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear program escalation

Dubai, UAE — Iran called upon the Group of Seven leaders Sunday to distance itself from “destructive policies of the past,”...

Adidas investigates bribery allegations in China, Financial Times says

Adidas investigates bribery allegations in China, Financial Times says

American tourist dies on Greek island near Corfu, 3 others missing

American tourist dies on Greek island near Corfu, 3 others missing

Athens, Greece — A missing American tourist has been found dead on a beach on a small Greek island west of...

Swiss summit: Ukraine’s territorial integrity a precondition for peace

Swiss summit: Ukraine’s territorial integrity a precondition for peace

‘In seventh heaven,’ says Swede freed in Iran prisoner swap 

‘In seventh heaven,’ says Swede freed in Iran prisoner swap 

Stockholm — A Swede freed in a prisoner swap with Iran, 33-year-old EU diplomat Johan Floderus, said in his first words...

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an axe in city hosting Euro 2024 match  

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an axe in city hosting Euro 2024 match  

Berlin — German police said Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a...

UK ‘guinea pig’ for election security before landmark votes

UK ‘guinea pig’ for election security before landmark votes

London — The UK general election is being watched closely after stark warnings that rapid advancements in cyber-tech, particularly AI, and...