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Voters Divided in Earthquake Zone Ahead of Turkey Election

Voters Divided in Earthquake Zone Ahead of Turkey Election

Driving through the city of Hatay in Turkey is like touring a war zone in the months after a battle....

Turkish Presidential Candidates Trade Accusations Ahead of Sunday Vote

Turkish Presidential Candidates Trade Accusations Ahead of Sunday Vote

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, accusing the opposition of working with U.S....

Zelenskyy Receives Backing in Rome, $3 Billion in Aid from Berlin

Zelenskyy Receives Backing in Rome, $3 Billion in Aid from Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received vocal backing from Italian leaders in Rome on Saturday as Germany announced a $3 billion...

Frenchman ‘Weakened’ by Iran Prison Ordeal

Frenchman ‘Weakened’ by Iran Prison Ordeal

The family of a Frenchman released this week after he had been jailed by Iran said on Saturday he was...

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy in Rome for Meetings with Italian Officials, Pope

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy in Rome for Meetings with Italian Officials, Pope

New developments: Germany says it is preparing a new weapons package for Ukraine worth $3 billion, reportedly the nation’s largest...

It’s Eurovision Time! Here’s How the Contest Works and Who to Watch For

It’s Eurovision Time! Here’s How the Contest Works and Who to Watch For

Sprinkle the sequins and pump up the volume: The 67th Eurovision Song Contest reaches its climax on Saturday with a...

Expanding China-Russia Cooperation Has Risks, Experts Say

Expanding China-Russia Cooperation Has Risks, Experts Say

A senior adviser to the Biden administration and other experts say that deepening cooperation between China and Russia could overturn...

2 Soldiers Killed in Azerbaijan-Armenia Clash Ahead of Peace Talks

2 Soldiers Killed in Azerbaijan-Armenia Clash Ahead of Peace Talks

Troops from Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged fire with weapons including mortars and drones on their joint border Friday, killing one...

US, EU, UK to Support Probe of Russian War Crimes Within Weeks

US, EU, UK to Support Probe of Russian War Crimes Within Weeks

Experts from the United States and several other countries will begin working with Ukrainian counterparts within weeks to collect evidence...

EU Ministers Back Plan to Reduce Economic Reliance on China

EU Ministers Back Plan to Reduce Economic Reliance on China

European Union ministers on Friday backed reducing the bloc’s economic dependence on China but will now have to figure out...

In Photos: Struggles in Turkey Divide Voters

In Photos: Struggles in Turkey Divide Voters

On Sunday, Turkey will go to the polls in what many consider the most important election in decades. Still suffering...

Returning Ukraine’s Children ‘Evacuated’ to Russia

Returning Ukraine’s Children ‘Evacuated’ to Russia

Rights groups have called for action against the “forced displacements” of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children into Russia. But...

Elon Musk Names NBCUniversal’s Yaccarino as New Twitter CEO

Elon Musk Names NBCUniversal’s Yaccarino as New Twitter CEO

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Friday named NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino as the chief executive officer of social media...

Serbia’s Populist Leader Denounces Planned Belgrade Bridge Blockade After Shootings

Serbia’s Populist Leader Denounces Planned Belgrade Bridge Blockade After Shootings

Serbia’s populist leader has sharply denounced opposition plans to block a key bridge and motorway in Belgrade on Friday to...

Apple to Launch First Online Store in Vietnam

Apple to Launch First Online Store in Vietnam

Apple will launch its first online store in Vietnam next week, the company said Friday, hoping to cash in on...

South Africa Summons US Ambassador Over Russia Weapons Row

South Africa Summons US Ambassador Over Russia Weapons Row

A war of words is brewing between the U.S. and South Africa after the U.S. ambassador to the country said...

For Turning ‘Mines to Vines,’ Founder of Roots of Peace Wins World Food Prize

For Turning ‘Mines to Vines,’ Founder of Roots of Peace Wins World Food Prize

A California peace activist who has worked to remove land mines from war-torn regions and replace them with grape vines,...

Serbians Hand Over Thousands of Weapons After Mass Shootings

Serbians Hand Over Thousands of Weapons After Mass Shootings

Serbian citizens have handed over nearly 6,000 unregistered weapons in the first three days of a monthlong amnesty period that...

Italy Reconsidering Investment Pact With China  

Italy Reconsidering Investment Pact With China  

Italy is having second thoughts on renewing a controversial investment pact with China. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal...

Stunning Mosaic of Baby Star Clusters Created From 1 Million Telescope Shots

Stunning Mosaic of Baby Star Clusters Created From 1 Million Telescope Shots

Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of baby star clusters hiding in our galactic backyard. The montage, published Thursday, reveals...

German Iranian Charged With Tehran-Guided Arson Attempt

German Iranian Charged With Tehran-Guided Arson Attempt

German prosecutors on Thursday charged a German Iranian dual national in an attempted arson attack near a synagogue on the...

US Accuses South Africa of Shipping Arms to Russia

US Accuses South Africa of Shipping Arms to Russia

The U.S. on Thursday accused South Africa of supplying arms to Russia for its war in Ukraine in a three-day...