US Delays Planned Return of Astronauts to Moon Until 2026
washington — The United States is pushing back its planned return of astronauts to the surface of the Moon from 2025...
Half the World’s Population to Vote in 2024, With Global Ramifications
The coming year will be a major test of democratic rule as an estimated 4 billion people in more than...
Half the World to Vote in 2024, With Global Ramifications
LONDON — 2024 will pose a major test of democratic rule as an estimated 4 billion people in more than 50...
Gabriel Attal Becomes France’s Youngest PM as Macron Seeks Reset
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, as the French President...
US Man Held in Moscow on Drug Charges
MOSCOW — Russia has detained and brought drug-related charges against U.S. citizen Robert Woodland, who was apprehended by law enforcement earlier...
Ukraine Says It Exported 15M Tons of Cargo Via Black Sea
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has exported 15 million metric tons of cargo through its Black Sea shipping corridor, including 10 million...
Female Conscription Not Part of Ukraine’s New Draft Law
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s new draft legislation on military mobilization will not conscript women or introduce a lottery, a lawmaker said...
Canada, Partners Take Iran to UN Council Over Ukrainian Jet Downed in 2020
OTTAWA — Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Monday formally complained to the U.N. aviation council in their bid to hold...
Slovenian Rescuers Save 5 People Trapped in Cave Since Saturday
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia’s rescuers successfully extracted five people Monday who have been trapped in a cave for more than two...
Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup Champion as Player and Coach for Germany, Dies at 78
Munich — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved...
China Says it Has Detained a Person Accused of Collecting Secrets for Britain
BEIJING — China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency...
Pope in Major Policy Address Calls for Universal Ban on Surrogacy
ROME — Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as...
Former Gambian Interior Minister on Trial in Switzerland Over Alleged Crimes Against Humanity
BELLINZONA, Switzerland — A former interior minister of Gambia was going on trial Monday in Switzerland on charges including crimes against...
First US Lunar Lander In More Than 50 Years Rockets Toward Moon With Commercial Deliveries
Cape Canaveral, Florida — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private...
Private Industry Leads America’s First Moon Landing Since Apollo
Cape Canaveral, Florida — The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century...
Japan FM Says Tokyo ‘Determined’ to Support Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa paid a surprise visit Sunday to Kyiv where she said Tokyo was “determined”...
Portugal’s Socialists Pledge to Raise Minimum Wage, Boost Competitiveness
LISBON — The new leader of Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party (PS) Pedro Nuno Santos pledged Sunday to increase the minimum wage...
London Underground Strike Suspended at Last Minute
London — A strike that threatened to grind London’s underground network to a virtual halt for several days was called off...
Erdogan Names Ex-Minister as His Party’s Istanbul Mayor Candidate
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday named former environment minister Murat Kurum as the ruling AK Party’s candidate...
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