Rubio plays down immediate breakthrough on Russia-Ukraine peace
Top U.S. officials headed Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian diplomats in the coming days on ending Moscow’s...
Turkish delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq amid peace efforts
Baghdad — A Turkish opposition party delegation arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region Sunday against the backdrop of peace efforts between...
‘Conclave’ leads the pack, ‘Emilia Perez’ faces test at Britain’s BAFTA film awards
London — Stars including Cynthia Erivo, Hugh Grant, Ariana Grande, Lupita Nyong’o, Timothee Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan walked the red carpet...
UK’s Starmer to press Egypt for release of hunger-striking mum’s son
London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days that...
Pope is stable as he recovers from respiratory infection, Vatican says
Rome — Pope Francis had breakfast, read the newspapers and followed Mass on television Sunday after a second night sleeping well...
Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
KYIV — Russian troops have sharply stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s military said on Sunday, as a NATO...
Austrian official says suspect in fatal stabbing attack had ‘Islamic terror motive’
VIENNA — Austrian authorities said the man accused of stabbing six passersby in broad daylight, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding...
With metal detectors, treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
LONDON — When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something...
Navalny supporters risk reprisals with memorial events a year after death
MOSCOW — A year after Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died behind bars, his supporters were set to hold memorial events...
Nun takes top Vatican job running city state administration
ROME — An Italian nun is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday...
US, Russia officials to meet in Saudi Arabia to start talks on Ukraine
MUNICH/WASHINGTON — U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow’s...
Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says
MUNICH — Europe won’t have a seat at the table for Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy said on Saturday,...
1 dead, 4 injured in stabbing spree by Syrian suspect in Austria
VIENNA — A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack...
Carafano: ‘A free, independent Ukraine is in America’s best interest’
WASHINGTON — James Carafano, senior counselor to the president and national security expert at The Heritage Foundation, responsible for its defense...
US citizen detained in Russia, accused of drug smuggling
MOSCOW — A Moscow court has ordered a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in pre-trial detention for 30 days,...
G7 ministers link future Russia sanctions to good-faith talks
MUNICH — G7 foreign ministers agreed Saturday to continuing working together to get a strong peace deal for Ukraine with robust...
Vatican: Pope spent quiet night in hospital, continues drug therapy
ROME — Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract...
Serbia’s striking students, president hold parallel rallies
KRAGUJEVAC, SERBIA — Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic were holding parallel rallies Saturday as both marked...
US defense secretary’s Europe debut irks allies, wins Trump’s nod
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attention-grabbing overseas debut may have irritated some key Republicans and alienated allies in Europe,...
No need for one country to control chip industry, Taiwan official says
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — There is no need for one country to control the semiconductor industry, which is complex and needs a...
Zelenskyy calls for creation of ‘Armed Forces of Europe’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the creation of a unified European military force, saying the continent must be self-reliant...
Ukraine would have ‘low chance to survive’ without US support, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine would have a “very, very difficult” time surviving without U.S. military support to fend off Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr...
