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For Ukraine, US approval of long-range missiles marks strategic shift

For Ukraine, US approval of long-range missiles marks strategic shift

Warsaw — Many in Ukraine see the Biden administration’s decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets...

Los Angeles Holocaust Museum installs freight car that transported Jews to camps

Los Angeles Holocaust Museum installs freight car that transported Jews to camps

The Holocaust Museum LA recently installed a new exhibit on its roof: a German-made freight car that was used to...

UK sanctions Iran Air and IRISL over military transfers to Russia 

UK sanctions Iran Air and IRISL over military transfers to Russia 

London — Britain on Monday imposed sanctions against Iran’s national airline and shipping carrier, measures it said were taken in response...

Dutch minister: Chinese trade with Russia ‘directly affecting’ EU security

Dutch minister: Chinese trade with Russia ‘directly affecting’ EU security

AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands’ foreign minister, whose ministry oversees export restrictions on top computer chip equipment maker ASML, said on Monday...

Russian attack kills 11, injures 89

Russian attack kills 11, injures 89

A Russian attack on Ukraine’s northeast city of Sumy killed 11 people and injured at least 89, Ukrainian officials said....

UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council

UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council

LONDON — Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan’s warring...

Latvian company to send drones to Ukraine

Latvian company to send drones to Ukraine

The Baltic states have committed to continue providing financial and material support to Ukraine’s fight against Russia in 2025. Part...

Reports: Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia

Reports: Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia

In a major policy shift, U.S. President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range...

Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings, call for leader’s ouster

Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings, call for leader’s ouster

Tbilisi, Georgia — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government buildings...

New global carbon trade rules adopted at UN climate summit expand inclusion, draw ire

New global carbon trade rules adopted at UN climate summit expand inclusion, draw ire

Baku, Azerbaiijan — A new set of global carbon credit trade market standards has been agreed to during the United Nations...

Russia launches massive airstrike campaign in Ukraine

Russia launches massive airstrike campaign in Ukraine

Russia launched a massive airstrike campaign against neighboring Ukraine on Sunday. Local officials say several people died and the power...

Putin critics lead march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia and end to war in Ukraine 

Putin critics lead march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia and end to war in Ukraine 

Berlin — Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin Sunday, criticizing Russian President...

Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’ 

Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’ 

Rome — Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts...

‘Morphing’ wheel from South Korea may transform lives – and robots

‘Morphing’ wheel from South Korea may transform lives – and robots

DAEJEON, South Korea — Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from curbs to...

Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile’s remote Easter Island

Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile’s remote Easter Island

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned...

Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure

Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure

KYIV — Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over...

Chinese social media reels over woman’s illegal surrogacy case

Chinese social media reels over woman’s illegal surrogacy case

BEIJING/HONG KONG — A 22-year-old Chinese woman’s account of how she was lured into the country’s illegal surrogacy industry before suffering...

Josep Borrell wraps up tumultuous time as EU’s top diplomat

Josep Borrell wraps up tumultuous time as EU’s top diplomat

Brussels — Josep Borrell took a deep breath as the train rumbled across Ukraine at the end of his final visit...

Russia’s Gazprom stops flow of natural gas to Austria, utility says

Russia’s Gazprom stops flow of natural gas to Austria, utility says

VIENNA — Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early Saturday, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV, after...

Protesters in Georgia’s separatist region refuse to give up government buildings

Protesters in Georgia’s separatist region refuse to give up government buildings

TBILISI, GEORGIA — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings that...

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in ‘global day of action’

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in ‘global day of action’

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations...

Ireland’s Jake Paul beats boxing legend Mike Tyson

Ireland’s Jake Paul beats boxing legend Mike Tyson

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Jake Paul beat boxing legend Mike Tyson by unanimous decision to win an intergenerational heavyweight battle in Texas...