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Greek PM to ‘Persist’ With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

Greek PM to ‘Persist’ With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday he would push for the return of the Parthenon Marbles when he meets...

Pope Says he Has Lung inflammation, Aide Reads Message for Him 

Pope Says he Has Lung inflammation, Aide Reads Message for Him 

Pope Francis, suffering from a “lung inflammation,” appeared seated in the chapel of his residence instead of in St. Peter’s...

Russia Moves Its Air Defense System from Kaliningrad 

Russia Moves Its Air Defense System from Kaliningrad 

The British Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update on Ukraine that Russia’s recent transport movements indicate that Russia...

Meals To Woof Down at Italy’s First Dog Restaurant

Meals To Woof Down at Italy’s First Dog Restaurant

Pepe’s meal is so good he licks the plate clean. In any other Rome establishment, slobbering on one’s chicken and...

Europe’s Jews Worry as Antisemitism Rises Amid Israel-Hamas War

Europe’s Jews Worry as Antisemitism Rises Amid Israel-Hamas War

As he sits in Geneva, Michel Dreifuss does not feel all that far away from the Hamas attack on Israel...

Massive Iceberg Drifts Beyond Antarctic Waters

Massive Iceberg Drifts Beyond Antarctic Waters

One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades, according...

Ukraine Unveils Monument to Soldier Shot Dead in Widely Shared Video

Ukraine Unveils Monument to Soldier Shot Dead in Widely Shared Video

A Ukrainian soldier who was posthumously awarded a medal after a widely shared video showed him declaring “Glory to Ukraine”...

British Troops Patrol Kosovo-Serbia Border as Tensions Remain High

British Troops Patrol Kosovo-Serbia Border as Tensions Remain High

British troops are patrolling the Kosovo-Serbia border as part of a NATO peacekeeping presence being bolstered amid concern that the...

Tens of Thousands March in Europe, Call for Permanent Cease-Fire in Gaza

Tens of Thousands March in Europe, Call for Permanent Cease-Fire in Gaza

Tens of thousands of people turned out on central London’s streets on Saturday for a pro-Palestinian march calling for a...

Thousands Rally Over Violence Against Women After Student Killed in Italy

Thousands Rally Over Violence Against Women After Student Killed in Italy

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Italy’s main cities Saturday to mark International Day for the Elimination of...

Kyiv Suffers Largest Drone Attack Since Russian Invasion

Kyiv Suffers Largest Drone Attack Since Russian Invasion

Kyiv was rocked by a massive drone attack early Saturday, using Iranian-designed Shahed drones. Five people, including a child, were...

Pope Cancels Saturday Activities Because of Mild Flu

Pope Cancels Saturday Activities Because of Mild Flu

Pope Francis canceled his morning audiences on Saturday because of mild flu, the Vatican said in a statement. The 86-year-old...

Russian Lawmaker Disputes Report He Adopted Child Taken from Ukraine

Russian Lawmaker Disputes Report He Adopted Child Taken from Ukraine

A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied media allegations that he adopted a missing 2-year-old...

Israel to Summon Spanish, Belgian Ambassadors Following Criticism During Rafah Visit 

Israel to Summon Spanish, Belgian Ambassadors Following Criticism During Rafah Visit 

The Israeli government said Friday that it would summon the Belgian and Spanish ambassadors following remarks by Spanish Prime Minister...

French Foreign Minister: China’s Cooperation Vital to Ending Russia-Ukraine War

French Foreign Minister: China’s Cooperation Vital to Ending Russia-Ukraine War

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Friday that China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has divided it and...

Putin to Boost AI in Russia to Fight ‘Unacceptable and Dangerous’ Western Monopoly

Putin to Boost AI in Russia to Fight ‘Unacceptable and Dangerous’ Western Monopoly

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced a plan to endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence,...

The Netherlands’ Longtime Ruling Party Says It Won’t Join New Government Following Far-Right’s Win

The Netherlands’ Longtime Ruling Party Says It Won’t Join New Government Following Far-Right’s Win

A senator from the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to investigate possible governing coalitions after the far-right party’s...

Irish Police Arrest 34 in Dublin Rioting Following Stabbings Outside School

Irish Police Arrest 34 in Dublin Rioting Following Stabbings Outside School

Irish police arrested 34 people after suspected far-right protesters in central Dublin attacked police, damaged shops and set fire to...

Russian Consumers Feel Themselves in a Tight Spot as High Inflation Persists

Russian Consumers Feel Themselves in a Tight Spot as High Inflation Persists

The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the shoppers look...

Russia Launches Fierce, Costly Attacks on Ukraine City

Russia Launches Fierce, Costly Attacks on Ukraine City

Russia, which had bombarded the eastern city of Avdiivka for weeks, is now sending waves of troops toward the destroyed...

Georgians Call for Ex-Leader’s Release on Revolution Anniversary

Georgians Call for Ex-Leader’s Release on Revolution Anniversary

Hundreds of supporters from Georgia’s main opposition party gathered Thursday in the capital, Tbilisi, demanding their ex-leader’s release from prison...

Turkey’s Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates Again as It Tries to Tame Eye-Watering Inflation

Turkey’s Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates Again as It Tries to Tame Eye-Watering Inflation

Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has...