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During visit to Kyiv, new NATO chief pledges alliance’s support for Ukraine

During visit to Kyiv, new NATO chief pledges alliance’s support for Ukraine

Fall of Ukraine’s Vuhledar painful, but not decisive in war, say experts

Fall of Ukraine’s Vuhledar painful, but not decisive in war, say experts

UK gives sovereignty of long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius 

UK gives sovereignty of long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius 

london — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60...

Denmark jails 2 Swedish teens over blasts near Israeli Embassy

Denmark jails 2 Swedish teens over blasts near Israeli Embassy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two Swedish teenagers were jailed Thursday in pretrial detention in connection with two predawn explosions in the vicinity...

Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ+ law after president refuses to

Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ+ law after president refuses to

Tbilisi, Georgia — The speaker of the Georgian parliament signed into a law Thursday a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights...

Russia to try American accused of being Ukrainian mercenary in secret

Russia to try American accused of being Ukrainian mercenary in secret

MOSCOW — The trial of a 72-year-old American man whom Russia accuses of working as a mercenary for Ukraine will take...

EU to vote on tariff hike for Chinese EVs as Germany fears retaliation

EU to vote on tariff hike for Chinese EVs as Germany fears retaliation

Vienna — The European Union is set to vote Friday on a massive tariff increase on Chinese electric vehicles that Germany...

Ukraine, Russia trade widespread drone attacks

Ukraine, Russia trade widespread drone attacks

Russian propaganda portrays Zelenskyy as supervillain

Russian propaganda portrays Zelenskyy as supervillain

Far-right gains in Europe drive debate on migration, Ukraine aid

Far-right gains in Europe drive debate on migration, Ukraine aid

London — A surge in support for far-right parties in Europe is driving calls for a toughening of migration laws, while...

Far-right gains in Europe drive debate on migration, Ukraine aid

Far-right gains in Europe drive debate on migration, Ukraine aid

Europe looks set to toughen migration laws amid a surge in support for far-right parties across the continent. Austria’s Freedom...

A year after Gaza war started, Turkey battles isolation

A year after Gaza war started, Turkey battles isolation

Israel’s campaign against Hamas in the aftermath of the October 7 attack has seen Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at...

4 Russian journalists accused of working for Navalny group go on trial

4 Russian journalists accused of working for Navalny group go on trial

TALLINN, Estonia — Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday after being accused of working for an anti-corruption...

Russian authorities systematically torture Ukrainian POWs, UN says

Russian authorities systematically torture Ukrainian POWs, UN says

Geneva — Russian authorities have subjected hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war to “widespread and systematic torture” while supervisors in detention...

Blasts, shooting happen near Israeli embassies in Nordic capitals

Blasts, shooting happen near Israeli embassies in Nordic capitals

Copenhagen — Police in Denmark and Sweden said on Wednesday they were probing explosions and gunfire around Israeli embassies in their...

Pope opens new debates on Catholic Church future 

Pope opens new debates on Catholic Church future 

Vatican City, Holy See — Pope Francis launched new consultations Wednesday on the future of the Roman Catholic Church, as it...

OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy

OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy

LONDON/DUBAI — An OPEC+ panel is unlikely this week to recommend any changes to its current deal to reduce production and...

Ukraine says Russian drone attack hurts 2 people in Odesa

Ukraine says Russian drone attack hurts 2 people in Odesa

Danish police investigate two blasts near Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen

Danish police investigate two blasts near Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish police said on Wednesday they were investigating two blasts in the vicinity of Israel’s embassy in the...

China’s coast guard enters Arctic for the first time for patrol with Russia

China’s coast guard enters Arctic for the first time for patrol with Russia

Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years

Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years

GENEVA — The volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating...

Firefighters battle forest fire raging in southern Greece

Firefighters battle forest fire raging in southern Greece

ATHENS, Greece — Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers in southern Greece battled a wildfire for a third day that has killed...