Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing dissent
TALLINN, Estonia — For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute...
Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines, broadcasters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company...
France’s divided National Assembly keeps centrist speaker
PARIS — France’s divided National Assembly on Thursday kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker after a...
Recent outages highlight need for stronger African internet
Nairobi, Kenya — Experts say Africa needs to invest in robust infrastructure if the continent is to have reliable internet after...
Threat to Europe, US will not end with Ukraine, officials warn
washington — Ending the war in Ukraine will likely not be enough to end the threat to Europe or even the...
US Army honors Nisei combat unit that helped liberate Tuscany in WWII
ROME — The U.S. military is celebrating a little-known part of World War II history, honoring the Japanese-American U.S. Army unit...
France’s newly elected lawmakers begin choosing speaker amid political turmoil
Paris — France’s influential lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, held its opening session Thursday to elect a speaker after...
Uncertainty is the winner and incumbents the losers so far in a year of high-stakes global elections
LONDON — Discontented, economically squeezed voters have turned against sitting governments on both right and left during many of the dozens...
Russia, China taking space into dangerous territory, US says
Washington — Russia and China are edging ever closer to unleashing space-based weapons, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for...
Trump’s VP pick Vance is pro-Israel, anti-China and creating anxiety in Europe
washington — Senator J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump’s newly announced running mate, will take center stage Wednesday evening at the...
Netherlands marks 10th anniversary of downing of MH17 airliner
Amsterdam — The Netherlands commemorated on Wednesday the 298 victims of flight MH17 with a ceremony attended by the bereaved and...
UK’s new government announces legislation for ‘national renewal’ as Parliament opens with royal pomp
London — Britain’s new Labour Party government promised to calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it...
