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US Ambassador Says American Journalist Jailed in Russia ‘Remains Strong’

US Ambassador Says American Journalist Jailed in Russia ‘Remains Strong’

The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Monday was able to meet with Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist detained in a...

US Commits New $200 Million Aid Package for Ukraine

US Commits New $200 Million Aid Package for Ukraine

The United States announced Monday a new security assistance package valued at $200 million for Ukraine. U.S. officials say it’s...

Popular Mountain Gorge in Crete Closed After Earthquake Triggers Rockslide

Popular Mountain Gorge in Crete Closed After Earthquake Triggers Rockslide

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have ordered the temporary closure of mountain gorges popular with hikers after an...

US Tracks 4 Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska

US Tracks 4 Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska

The U.S. military has confirmed that four Russian military aircraft were tracked operating near the U.S. state of Alaska late...

‘Bring It On’: Australia, England Primed for Blockbuster World Cup Clash 

‘Bring It On’: Australia, England Primed for Blockbuster World Cup Clash 

Australia and England clash in the Women’s World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday in Sydney in the latest installment of a...

Poland Detains 2 Russians for Distributing Wagner Material

Poland Detains 2 Russians for Distributing Wagner Material

Polish authorities arrested two Russians and charged them with espionage for allegedly distributing propaganda material on behalf of Russia’s Wagner...

105 Soccer Fans Ordered Detained After Fatal Clash

105 Soccer Fans Ordered Detained After Fatal Clash

All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death...

France Takes Over Investigation Into Migrant Channel Deaths

France Takes Over Investigation Into Migrant Channel Deaths

Paris prosecutors Sunday took over the investigation into the deaths of at least six migrants whose boat sank trying to...

35 More People Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Greek Football Fan

35 More People Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Greek Football Fan

Greek prosecutors Sunday charged 35 more people in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young Greek football fan before...

Pope: Migrant Deaths Are ‘Open Wound’ for Humanity

Pope: Migrant Deaths Are ‘Open Wound’ for Humanity

The number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean is an “open wound” for humanity, Pope Francis said Sunday after a...

Germany’s Scholz Urges Further Talks After Saudi-Led Ukraine Summit

Germany’s Scholz Urges Further Talks After Saudi-Led Ukraine Summit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday welcomed a recent Saudi-led summit on a peace settlement to end the fighting in...

Fiction Writers Fear Rise of AI, Yet See It as a Story

Fiction Writers Fear Rise of AI, Yet See It as a Story

For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of...

Polish Government Plans Referendum Asking If Voters Want ‘Thousands of Illegal Immigrants’

Polish Government Plans Referendum Asking If Voters Want ‘Thousands of Illegal Immigrants’

Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting “thousands of illegal immigrants from the...

Russia Fires Warning Shot on Cargo Vessel

Russia Fires Warning Shot on Cargo Vessel

The Russian defense ministry said Sunday that a Russian warship fired warning shots on a Palau-flagged cargo vessel headed to...

Russia Evacuates 2,000 in Far East Flooding 

Russia Evacuates 2,000 in Far East Flooding 

More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Primorye region in Russia’s Far East, emergency officials...

Russia Says it Shot Down a Ukrainian Drone Over Belgorod

Russia Says it Shot Down a Ukrainian Drone Over Belgorod

Russia shot down a Ukrainian drone Sunday over Russia’s southwestern Belgorod region, according to Tass, the Russian state news agency....

Rising Prices for Travel Yet to Curb Wanderlust

Rising Prices for Travel Yet to Curb Wanderlust

The post-pandemic travel boom and the high ticket prices that come with it show no signs of slowing well into...

K2 Climbers Face Allegations They Left Pakistani Porter to Die

K2 Climbers Face Allegations They Left Pakistani Porter to Die

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world’s most treacherous...

Armenia Seeks Urgent UN Meeting to Avert Nagorno-Karabakh ‘Catastrophe’ 

Armenia Seeks Urgent UN Meeting to Avert Nagorno-Karabakh ‘Catastrophe’ 

Armenia called on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh...

Travelers Frustrated as Lithuania Tightens Border With Belarus

Travelers Frustrated as Lithuania Tightens Border With Belarus

Under the clear skies of Sumskas nestled at Lithuania’s border with Belarus, several dozen cars lined up Saturday, awaiting passage....

At Least Six Dead as Migrant Boat Crossing Channel From France Capsizes

At Least Six Dead as Migrant Boat Crossing Channel From France Capsizes

At least six people died and more than 50 were rescued after a migrant boat trying to cross the Channel...

England Edges Colombia 2-1 to Advance to World Cup Semifinals

England Edges Colombia 2-1 to Advance to World Cup Semifinals

Alessia Russo fired England into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup in a 2-1 win against Colombia on Saturday....