Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building government app for that
ATHENS, GREECE — Greece announced plans on Monday to enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 through a government-operated app...
Scores of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners head back home after swap
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides...
Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths
Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela’s highest court Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three...
German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of far-right party ahead of general election
Berlin — The German government on Monday sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the...
Ukraine says it shot down 21 of 43 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Monday it shot down 21 drones that Russian forces used in attacks overnight targeting multiple areas across...
Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
OSLO, NORWAY — Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometers along the...
In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, aid workers risk lives to keep residents warm
As harsh winter weather descends on Ukraine, UNICEF and other aid organizations are helping communities in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region...
Croatia holds presidential election with incumbent NATO, EU critic favored
ZAGREB — Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running...
3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
Paris — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France,...
Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit...
AI technology helps level playing field for students with disabilities
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic...
UK to tax private schools in $1.9 B boost to public education
LONDON — The U.K. will end a tax exemption for private schools Wednesday, the center-left Labour government has announced, in a...
Belarus’ leader pardons 20 more prisoners; rights groups say repression continues
TALLINN, ESTONIA — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement...
Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73
LONDON — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died,...
Trump sides with Musk in H-1B visa debate, saying he supports program
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in...
Internet is rife with fake reviews; will AI make it worse?
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost...
France adds first nuclear reactor in 25 years to grid
PARIS — France connected the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to its grid on Saturday morning, state-run operator EDF said, in the...
Germans mourn attack on Christmas market with no answers about why
MAGDEBURG, GERMANY — Germans on Saturday mourned a violent attack and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally...
Trump adds EU to list of trade partners he threatens with tariffs
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to...
Amid pope’s big Holy Year, overtourism aggravates housing crisis
When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans...
Ukraine strike kills 6 in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine attacked a town in Russia’s Kursk region Friday, killing six people, including a child, a senior local official said....
Musk backs German far-right party in social media post
Elon Musk, the billionaire ally of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has praised the far-right Alterative for Germany party ahead of...
