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As Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US 

As Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US 

BRUSSELS — s the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided that it must take responsibility...

Trump to meet Zelenskyy amid tension, Republican criticism of Ukraine

Trump to meet Zelenskyy amid tension, Republican criticism of Ukraine

Washington — Former President Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York on Friday, amid...

Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise over US backing for Ukraine 

Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise over US backing for Ukraine 

NEW YORK — Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as public tensions have been rising between...

Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart amid concerns over China’s drone supply to Russia

Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart amid concerns over China’s drone supply to Russia

New York — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday,...

Push for renewable energy sparks new environmental worries

Push for renewable energy sparks new environmental worries

According to the International Energy Agency, the world now invests almost twice as much in clean energy as it does...

Cryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions

Cryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions

WASHINGTON — A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime were hit with sanctions on Thursday,...

Ukraine shoots down 66 of 78 Russian drones

Ukraine shoots down 66 of 78 Russian drones

US announces $8 billion in Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy, Biden to meet

US announces $8 billion in Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy, Biden to meet

UK foreign secretary: ‘We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ukrainians’

UK foreign secretary: ‘We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ukrainians’

NEW YORK — Among the issues on the agenda for world leaders who gathered this week for the United Nations General...

Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock

Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate...

Zelenskyy to discuss plan for winning war in White House talks

Zelenskyy to discuss plan for winning war in White House talks

OECD sees global economy ‘turning corner’ toward growth

OECD sees global economy ‘turning corner’ toward growth

Crises in Ukraine, Mideast and Sudan dominate UN General Assembly meetings

Crises in Ukraine, Mideast and Sudan dominate UN General Assembly meetings

The war in Ukraine, Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, and an escalation between Israel and Hezbollah dominated the second day of the...

Mexico excludes Spanish king from president’s swearing-in

Mexico excludes Spanish king from president’s swearing-in

Madrid — Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum angered Spain on Wednesday by barring its King Felipe VI from her swearing-in ceremony, accusing...

Norway arrests Cameroonian ‘separatist leader’ for crimes against humanity

Norway arrests Cameroonian ‘separatist leader’ for crimes against humanity

Oslo, Norway — Norwegian police on Wednesday said they had arrested a man on suspicion of incitement to commit crimes against...

US House Speaker wants Ukraine’s ambassador fired over Zelenskyy ammunition plant visit

US House Speaker wants Ukraine’s ambassador fired over Zelenskyy ammunition plant visit

Washington — The Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fire his...

Pope expels bishop, 9 others from Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses

Pope expels bishop, 9 others from Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people — a bishop, priests and laypeople —...

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage

WASHINGTON — An executive at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike apologized in testimony to Congress for sparking a global technology outage over the...

UN: Russia muzzling dissent amid climate of fear, repression

UN: Russia muzzling dissent amid climate of fear, repression

Geneva — As Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine grinds on for a third year, a United Nations report says all dissenting...

Volunteer group locates some 2,000 bodies in Ukraine’s Donetsk

Volunteer group locates some 2,000 bodies in Ukraine’s Donetsk

A volunteer group is searching for the remains of people killed in the conflict with Russia in Ukraine’s Donetsk region....

Finland zoo returns giant pandas to China over cost

Finland zoo returns giant pandas to China over cost

HELSINKI — Finland will return two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time, as the...

Greece and Turkey explore holding talks on maritime zones 

Greece and Turkey explore holding talks on maritime zones 

Athens — Greece and Turkey will explore whether they can start talks aimed at demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s foreign ministry...