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Thousands protest Hungary’s Orban in government stronghold

Thousands protest Hungary’s Orban in government stronghold

DEBRECEN, Hungary — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration...

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Easter again under threat of Russian weapons 

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Easter again under threat of Russian weapons 

Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan rising despite local consternation

Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan rising despite local consternation

US Air Force leader takes AI-controlled fighter jet ride in test vs human pilot

US Air Force leader takes AI-controlled fighter jet ride in test vs human pilot

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with...

More money going to African climate startups, but huge funding gap remains

More money going to African climate startups, but huge funding gap remains

NAIROBI, Kenya — When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses...

With another 6-year term, Putin enters new era of extraordinary power in Russia

With another 6-year term, Putin enters new era of extraordinary power in Russia

AI scams could become ‘growth industry of all time,’ warns Buffett

AI scams could become ‘growth industry of all time,’ warns Buffett

omaha, nebraska — Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that...

Mystery shrouds process of designating US nationals as wrongfully detained abroad

Mystery shrouds process of designating US nationals as wrongfully detained abroad

washington — Supporters of two U.S. nationals seen as unjustly imprisoned overseas are raising concerns about what they see as a...

Netherlands honors WWII dead amid tight security due to Gaza war

Netherlands honors WWII dead amid tight security due to Gaza war

amsterdam — Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte joined around 4,000 people Saturday for the country’s annual World War...

Germany denounces attacks on politicians, recalling ‘darkest era’ of its history

Germany denounces attacks on politicians, recalling ‘darkest era’ of its history

berlin — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Union leaders denounced Saturday a recent spate of attacks on politicians in Germany,...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic 3rd term

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic 3rd term

LONDON — London Mayor Sadiq Khan has a lot of cleaning up to do. Khan, who made history Saturday by becoming...

French cosmetics sector seeks reprieve on Chinese import rules

French cosmetics sector seeks reprieve on Chinese import rules

PARIS — France’s world-leading cosmetics sector is counting on talks between Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron next week to help minimize...

Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipro regions

Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipro regions

KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and...

Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Herbert Rubinstein was 5 years old when he and his mother were taken from the Jewish ghetto of...

Paris Olympic athletes’ meals will have French flair

Paris Olympic athletes’ meals will have French flair

PARIS — Freshly cooked bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie offer will be among the meals to be offered to...

Statistics, prayer, personal stories: How Protestants helped bring Ukraine aid to US House floor

Statistics, prayer, personal stories: How Protestants helped bring Ukraine aid to US House floor

Washington — On Saturday, March 2, at 2:20 a.m., Serhii Gadarzhi woke up to a drone approaching his apartment building in...

Georgian PM rejects US, EU criticism of draft ‘foreign agents’ bill

Georgian PM rejects US, EU criticism of draft ‘foreign agents’ bill

tbilisi, georgia — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday rejected criticism from the United States and European Union of a...

Political will to support journalism faltering, watchdog finds

Political will to support journalism faltering, watchdog finds

The latest global press freedom rankings from media watchdog Reporters Without Borders present a discouraging picture, including a lack of...

China carries Pakistan into space

China carries Pakistan into space

islamabad — Pakistan on Friday witnessed the launch of its first lunar satellite aboard China’s historic mission to retrieve samples from...

Human rights group to sue Britain over Rwanda migration policy

Human rights group to sue Britain over Rwanda migration policy

Ukrainian priests serve church, support state

Ukrainian priests serve church, support state

As Orthodox Christians in Ukraine prepare to celebrate Easter on May 5th, Orthodox priests in Ukraine are finding themselves trying...

Germany warns Russia about cyberattacks

Germany warns Russia about cyberattacks