COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals
LONDON — Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans...
France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram’s Durov
PARIS — When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card to wield – a...
Global index for free and fair elections suffers biggest decline on record in 2023, democracy watchdog says
STOCKHOLM — Lower voter turnout and increasingly contested results globally are threatening the credibility of elections, an intergovernmental watchdog warned on...
Turkey’s BRICS bid ahead of Russia summit plays both sides
TEL AVIV — Ahead of Russia hosting the 2024 BRICS Summit from Oct. 22-24, Turkey’s application to join the group of...
As election for IOC president looms, what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?
geneva — Seven candidates are competing for one of the biggest and best jobs in world sports that traditionally becomes available...
AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China
WASHINGTON — “I love you, China. My dear mother,” former U.S. President Donald Trump, standing in front of a mic at...
Germany implements border checks as migration debate stirs election tensions
Germany began implementing checks on all its land borders Monday as the government tries to crack down on irregular migration....
Trial starts for Frenchman accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia
MOSCOW — The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues started...
Thousands protest in France as high-profile rape cases rock country
Paris — Thousands of people protested sexual violence across France this past weekend, as two high-profile cases rock the country: one...
US imposes sanctions on 4 Georgians over protest crackdowns
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed on Monday sanctions on two Georgian government officials and two members of the country’s...
Coe among 7 candidates to succeed Bach as IOC president
Lausanne, Switzerland — World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday...
Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals
Frankfurt-Oder, Germany — Germany on Monday expanded border controls to the frontiers with all its nine neighbors in hopes of curbing...
UK PM Starmer meets Italy’s Meloni for illegal immigration talks
Rome — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal...
Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe
PRAGUE — The death toll was rising in Central European countries on Sunday after days of heavy rains caused widespread flooding...
Zelenskyy again urges West to allow strikes deep inside Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again Sunday urged Western allies to permit Kyiv to strike military targets deep...
Italian army to guard hospital after attacks on medical staff
Rome — The Italian army will start guarding medical staff at a hospital in the southern Calabria region from Monday, after...
Hundreds rally in Paris for Iranian women’s rights
Paris — Hundreds of people marched through Paris on Sunday in support of women’s rights and the opposition in Iran, two...
EU’s top diplomat calls Venezuelan government ‘dictatorial’
Madrid — The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government “dictatorial” during an interview broadcast Sunday...
UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats
London — U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “bluster” Sunday over his warning that letting Ukraine...
Floods kill 1 in Poland and rescue worker in Austria as rains batter central Europe
LIPOVA LAZNE, Czech Republic — One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech...
